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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 07 Apr 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 10AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1643 | 1766 | 2149 | 2123 | 1440 | 1228 | 851 | 1021 | 724 | 852 | 726 | 649 | 650 | 638 | 617 | 563 | 638 | 593 | 650 | 633 | 823 | 1164 | 1262 | 2027 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:39AM 1.25 | 6:05PM 1.15 | 6:13AM 1.14 | 6:49PM 1.05 | 7:01AM 1.03 | 8:09PM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:53AM 0.39 | 12:02AM 0.50 | 12:29PM 0.49 | 12:44AM 0.61 | 1:26PM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 |
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