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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 2AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)8888889998888888878889109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)933763799310277290297297258245239201205177177217439431507691534639556360
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
25
NE
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
E
20
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
15
NE
5
W
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.96
12:04PM
1.11
1:04AM
1.02
1:21PM
1.18
2:03AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
0.68
5:05AM
0.69
6:47PM
0.63
6:52AM
0.65
7:51PM
0.54
7:56AM
0.56
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:09-------5:09-------5:11--
Sunset7:13-------7:13-------7:12-------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272524232325272625242323242527272725242425242425
Feels °C (?)252623222124272627262524262827262525262823191821
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