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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
NE
1.5
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)677888988884566777888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10923417616920116414110180769260751701811181493762212561601019090
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
NW
25
W
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
10
N
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
1.68
4:01AM
1.87
4:21PM
1.69
4:37AM
1.84
4:56PM
1.64
5:13AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
-0.04
10:15AM
-0.07
10:21PM
-0.03
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.03
11:26AM
0.07
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset5:39-------5:38-------5:37-------
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282726242322232321212120191924262525252422212523
Feels °C (?)272723222016171918181716171823252525231815151919
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