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White Clay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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White Clay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at White Clay today?
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 137 | 80 | 80 | 59 | 50 | 32 | 110 | 371 | 405 | 237 | 628 | 587 | 284 | 239 | 164 | 101 | 90 | 62 | 62 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 67 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:21PM 1.69 | 4:37AM 1.84 | 4:56PM 1.64 | 5:13AM 1.73 | 5:34PM 1.55 | 5:52AM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:15AM -0.07 | 10:21PM -0.03 | 10:50AM -0.03 | 10:58PM 0.03 | 11:26AM 0.07 | 11:37PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
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