White Clay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's White Clay sea temperature is

20.6° C

White Clay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at White Clay today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 8AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	514	535	639	588	588	517	442	375	354	290	290	284	239	237	237	237	237	196	196	196	158	158	342	427
Wind (km/h)	S	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SSW	S	SSE	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	SSE	SSE	SE	N	N	N	N	NW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on
High Tide	4:42PM1.68m				4:55AM1.65m					5:23PM1.71m				5:33AM1.60m				6:02PM1.69m				6:10AM1.52m
Low Tide			10:48PM0.10m					11:05AM0.00m				11:30PM0.13m				11:42AM0.03m				00:10AM0.19m				12:17PM0.09m


	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—
	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	17	17	17	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	19	20	19	17	16	16	17	18	22	22
Feels °C	17	17	16	15	15	15	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	18	18	19	17	15	14	15	14	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12
kJ	514	535	639	588	588	517	442	375	354	290	290	284	239	237	237	237	237	359	313	230	158	158	342	427
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	S 4	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	8	9	28	89	153	190	144	86	330	303	277	219	175	107	156	161	269	196	196	196	152	109	158	125
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 12	SW 18	SSE 10	SSW 16	SW 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	S 10	S 10	SW 14	S 9	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 14	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	10	10	9	15	12	9	26	33	11	11	4	2	2	52	2	—	—	—	—	40	69	131	57	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	—	SW 6	—	—	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 3	—	—	SSW 3
kJ	6	—	83	—	—	693	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Cintsa East	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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