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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 07 Mar 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 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)7788888888812121212121212131212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91919693583020201212121565159116171596125611321167987383472289227164
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
40
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
1.67
5:49PM
1.52
6:04AM
1.56
6:12PM
1.41
6:26AM
1.43
6:34PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
0.06
11:47AM
0.15
11:51PM
0.15
12:11PM
0.25
12:14AM
0.27
12:35PM
0.37
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:58----
Sunset------6:30-------6:30-------6:29-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1111----121------
Temp. °C242322222222221918171819192020202019181923232322
Feels °C (?)282622161513141515161819191918181817161820181818
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