White Clay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

White Clay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Clay sea temperature is
20.5° C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at White Clay today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
0.9
SE
14
1.3
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.5
SE
12
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
239
239
237
196
196
196
159
159
159
131
219
501
544
604
440
335
337
389
304
560
604
667
864
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
5:33AM1.60m
6:02PM1.69m
6:10AM1.52m
6:40PM1.62m
6:47AM1.42m
7:18PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.13m
11:42AM0.03m
00:10AM0.19m
12:17PM0.09m
00:48AM0.28m
12:52PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
20
18
18
17
15
15
16
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
15
15
17
18
17
19
16
14
14
14
19
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
18
18
18
17
15
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