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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Witsands sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 2010 | 1552 | 1227 | 1009 | 936 | 745 | 589 | 489 | 1021 | 647 | 480 | 325 | 294 | 247 | 223 | 154 | 148 | 314 | 140 | 187 | 120 | 118 | 125 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:05AM 1.33 | 1:26PM 1.30 | 1:45AM 1.45 | 2:05PM 1.39 | 2:18AM 1.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:52PM 0.36 | 7:25AM 0.30 | 7:35PM 0.25 | 8:04AM 0.18 | 8:10PM 0.18 | 8:37AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
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