Witsands surf break

Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 10 Feb 2026 SAST
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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
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Witsands today?

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (10 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (10 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SE
1.7
SSE
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.8
SW
2.3
S
1.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)77111112121212121111111110111116715910141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30526144338642133636530930324626819418714430320730654252573671287419522076
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:13PM
0.96
8:41AM
1.03
10:02PM
0.90
10:39AM
0.98
12:15AM
0.95
12:21PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
0.64
3:32PM
0.64
3:54AM
0.72
5:54PM
0.62
6:22AM
0.67
7:04PM
0.51
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise---6:15-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset------7:45-------7:44-------7:43-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121212222222222212121212121212019191919191919
Feels °C (?)181818192019191920192019191920161412121213131212
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