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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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
24.3° 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 7PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)15151414141413131313131212121212128888455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1161101501401451431399696959385827372464446614281344454
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18AM
0.98
12:36AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
0.66
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:45-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C242423232322222223232322222222222323222223222222
Feels °C (?)212323252524242325252425242323222523212122222222
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