Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 10PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1368 | 1432 | 1452 | 1445 | 2111 | 2084 | 3763 | 4562 | 9362 | 8799 | 8441 | 7506 | 6563 | 6186 | 5906 | 5952 | 6040 | 5409 | 5216 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.18m | 12:29PM1.33m | 00:54AM1.29m | 1:13PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.44m | 6:14AM0.37m | 6:52PM0.30m | 7:02AM0.26m | 7:35PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1368 | 1432 | 1452 | 1445 | 1129 | 2084 | 2143 | 2060 | 9362 | 8799 | 8441 | 7506 | 6563 | 6186 | 5906 | 5952 | 6040 | 5409 | 5216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 12 | 386 | 8 | 34 | 3763 | 4562 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 1922 | 1752 | 924 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 2111 | 1261 | 1251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 775 | 914 | 1032 | 425 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 9 |
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