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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (07 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
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5
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4
4
1
2
3
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.5
S
12
1.3
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
19
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1542
1092
690
694
366
229
241
3607
3942
3910
5602
6008
4178
2043
2744
2200
1805
1513
1251
1018
882
657
494
337
Wind (km/h)
50
W
50
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:46PM1.21m
6:52AM1.19m
7:44PM1.13m
7:55AM1.10m
9:18PM1.10m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.42m
00:47AM0.56m
1:19PM0.51m
1:49AM0.66m
2:32PM0.58m
3:34AM0.70m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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
21
21
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
22
20
18
17
16
15
15
20
23
22
19
19
18
18
19
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
16
14
14
14
14
12
12
19
19
18
16
16
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.5
S
12
1.3
ESE
11
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
2.5
S
13
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1542
1092
690
694
366
3546
3420
3607
3942
3910
4523
4690
4178
2043
2744
2200
1805
1513
1251
1018
882
657
494
337
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.5
S
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.5
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
21
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.1
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
2.1
SSE
12
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
8
92
537
563
43
229
166
486
659
870
50
31
29
1311
26
25
14
14
25
13
12
12
28
124
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
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
Energy kJ
14
6
19
43
98
241
118
83
80
12
28
28
41
41
66
9
24
25
25
38
55
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
5
2.2
SW
8
2.2
SSW
9
2.4
SW
10
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
3
SSW
12
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.6
NE
7
Energy kJ
140
588
820
1216
3298
5811
5113
5158
6275
3683
5602
6008
2721
6
20
38
55
77
214
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
6
4
4
4
7
7
9
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
206
241
244
206
206
241
167
167
218
241
241
1
1
0
1
0
0
292
183
109
0
74
41
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
7
7
9
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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