White Clay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SAST
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White Clay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Clay sea temperature is
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s

Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
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4
4
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
11
1.8
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.2
ESE
10
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
13
4.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.9
NE
7
1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
957
692
288
3327
3563
3662
4804
5015
6300
4016
3413
2834
2200
1805
1513
1251
961
836
645
485
337
331
218
Wind (km/h)
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
N
10
SSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:46PM1.21m
6:52AM1.19m
7:44PM1.13m
7:55AM1.10m
9:18PM1.10m
9:42AM1.05m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.56m
1:19PM0.51m
1:49AM0.66m
2:32PM0.58m
3:34AM0.70m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:17
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
18
18
21
22
20
18
17
16
15
15
21
23
21
19
18
18
18
19
25
27
11
9
9
10
10
11
14
15
14
14
15
14
13
12
20
19
17
16
14
14
13
15
23
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
11
1.8
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
690
957
692
2871
3327
3563
3662
3459
5015
4913
4016
3413
2834
2200
1805
1513
1251
961
836
645
485
337
135
111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
12
1.5
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
461
563
403
288
220
486
751
1254
50
48
29
28
26
25
25
24
23
12
12
12
19
149
270
218
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
6
19
43
98
241
149
118
78
12
12
43
41
41
66
9
24
25
25
39
55
54
54
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
3
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
13
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
Energy kJ
800
999
1953
4629
4845
4714
5845
4804
4179
6300
10
17
41
94
261
331
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
6
4
8
4
4
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
241
244
206
241
167
58
218
292
241
1
1
1
1
0
0
277
292
41
14
41
41
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
8
7
5
5
9
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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