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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 4AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 7177 | 6152 | 5270 | 4126 | 3674 | 3005 | 2639 | 2221 | 1952 | 1819 | 1819 | 1819 | 1922 | 2187 | 3230 | 4194 | 4218 | 3181 | 3094 | 3278 | 2995 | 2982 | 2299 | 1919 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:11PM 1.31 | 10:05AM 1.10 | 10:29PM 1.27 | 11:31AM 1.12 | 11:50PM 1.29 | 12:45PM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:50AM 0.39 | 4:00PM 0.49 | 5:14AM 0.38 | 5:31PM 0.48 | 6:30AM 0.32 | 6:50PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Wind reports 5 km away suggest it is still onshore at Witsands (light winds from the SSW at Slangkop). A 3.7m groundswell from the SW are too big for here
1 h 27 min ago
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