Witsands Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.2° 

Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Witsands today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 4PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
3
SSE
7
3
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.6
SE
10
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
586
888
830
641
499
545
650
661
596
783
828
569
443
422
447
440
398
461
392
342
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:02PM1.67m
4:25AM1.51m
4:38PM1.61m
5:03AM1.44m
5:17PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.06m
10:19PM-0.00m
10:26AM0.10m
10:55PM0.06m
11:03AM0.18m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
17
15
13
13
12
13
17
22
23
22
19
20
21
23
26
29
27
28
27
Feels °C
6
7
7
5
5
7
6
8
13
17
17
16
14
16
17
19
22
24
25
25
25
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