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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 3313 | 3647 | 2524 | 1901 | 1489 | 1376 | 993 | 750 | 461 | 454 | 373 | 303 | 292 | 289 | 469 | 623 | 669 | 263 | 493 | 450 | 359 | 387 | 262 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:40AM 1.21 | 1:41PM 1.31 | 2:15AM 1.27 | 2:18PM 1.35 | 2:50AM 1.31 | 2:53PM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:40AM 0.43 | 8:07PM 0.27 | 8:17AM 0.38 | 8:40PM 0.23 | 8:52AM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
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