White Clay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's White Clay sea temperature is

22.2° C

White Clay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at White Clay today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	ENE 7	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	542	433	425	433	433	337	380	380	471	386	358	364	341	383	251	209	205	85	142	142	142	110	108
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	SSE	SE	ESE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	SW	SW	WSW	W	SW	S	SSW	SSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.26m				8:56AM1.06m				9:43PM1.15m				10:27AM0.98m
Low Tide					2:08PM0.45m				2:59AM0.58m				2:59PM0.58m				4:14AM0.66m				4:23PM0.67m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	18	19	18	17	16	15	15	16	21	23	21	20	17	15	14	15	20	19	19	19	17
Feels °C	12	12	17	18	18	17	16	14	13	13	18	20	20	18	12	11	10	12	18	17	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 13	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	542	433	425	433	433	337	380	380	668	569	434	364	341	186	193	151	102	322	307	285	263	164	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 6	ENE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	158	117	73	232	288	353	498	610	471	386	358	362	269	255	251	209	389	58	67	142	142	110	108
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	E 9	ESE 14	E 9	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	—	—	SSW 13	ESE 12	SSW 12	SE 12	ENE 8	SE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	16	95	151	66	15	80	7	7	7	22	36	—	—	215	251	164	205	85	142	51	45	34	34
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 13	SW 4	SSW 5	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	10	30	57	88	75	124	383	249	19	47	126	85	69	132	139	228
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	397	58	0	0	0	0	0	39	270	129	12	9	9	1	1	0	110	5	35	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga		Mzimpuni	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Glen Eden	Haga-Haga	Kidds Beach		Haga-Haga	Cintsa East	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Queensberry Bay	Mbomvu
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4		3	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	9

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