Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Witsands today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 7PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	6ft (1.9m)	6s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (16 Jun)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.
	Tue 16					Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	504	545	671	781	781	633	1083	933	1042	1164	1509	1824	1565	1504	2917	2959	2680	2185	1912	1561	1438	1210	824	803
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:23PM1.54m				4:38AM1.52m					5:11PM1.53m				5:28AM1.44m				6:01PM1.49m				6:19AM1.33m
Low Tide	10:09AM0.02m				10:32PM0.13m				10:56AM0.06m					11:24PM0.17m				11:42AM0.13m				00:18AM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	5:44
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	15	16	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	15	15	16	15	14	14	13
Feels °C	4	8	9	7	6	6	6	7	7	9	7	7	7	9	8	6	8	8	7	8	7	6	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13
kJ	504	545	671	781	781	633	1083	933	1042	1164	1509	1824	1565	1408	2917	2959	2680	2185	1912	1561	1438	1210	824	803
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 14	—	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 19	SW 11	SW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 20	SW 13	SW 17
kJ	16	16	—	—	164	239	—	37	72	37	33	388	1320	1504	444	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	175	135
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	—	SSW 19	SW 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SSW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	37	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	79	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	292	278	326	396	320	320	320	320	266	224	275	292	240	183	154	165	140	140	154	157	208	208	282	368
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Queens Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	2	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	29	10	29	29	29	18	29	10	10	29	39	29	29	29	29	29	29	168	46	29	29	18	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Rocklands	Captains	Captains	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Rocklands	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Van Riebeek	Captains	Beach Road	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Beach Road	Kamer Van		Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)	Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Captains	Captains
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		2	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Hell West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Hell West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Luna Park Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Maraa French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	9	7	9	6	5	5	6	6	6	6

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