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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3665 | 3017 | 2380 | 2135 | 1659 | 1435 | 1249 | 1060 | 1206 | 1451 | 1524 | 1645 | 1764 | 2742 | 6697 | 7986 | 10901 | 7613 | 6020 | 4983 | 4051 | 2266 | 1943 | 2613 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:53AM 1.09 | 8:29PM 1.12 | 9:46AM 1.02 | 10:34PM 1.07 | 11:42AM 1.10 | 12:10AM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:58PM 0.53 | 3:13AM 0.53 | 4:10PM 0.60 | 5:18AM 0.51 | 6:04PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
The wind is still cross-on at Witsands (light winds from the SSE at SHIP8132 15 km from Witsands). A 2.5m groundswell from the SW
3 h 23 min ago
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