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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 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
17.2° 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: 7.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 23ft (7.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 26ft (8.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
7420 | 4601 | 10744 | 16962 | 22090 | 12579 | 15378 | 12536 | 6153 | 4725 | 5221 | 4353 | 3330 | 2982 | 2903 | 2713 | 2299 | 2144 | 2502 | 2897 | 3337 | 3146 | 2646 | 2176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:56AM1.07m | 11:22PM1.27m | 11:55AM1.17m | 00:10AM1.39m | 12:45PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.52m | 4:58PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.39m | 5:54PM0.40m | 6:38AM0.25m | 6:43PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
— | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 7420 | 4601 | 44 | 18 | 17 | 6566 | 3675 | 3732 | 3788 | 4725 | 5221 | 4353 | 3330 | 2982 | 2338 | 2047 | 2059 | 2144 | 2502 | 2897 | 3337 | 3146 | 2646 | 2176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | — | ESE 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 17 | — | 10 | 625 | 4152 | 3449 | 3214 | 2653 | 2069 | — | — | 12 | 5 | 1868 | 1616 | 1347 | 1087 | 988 | 987 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | SE 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 25 | — | — | 4 | 546 | — | 423 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1783 | 10744 | 16962 | 22090 | 12579 | 15378 | 12536 | 6153 | — | 3845 | — | 362 | 475 | 2903 | 2713 | 2299 | 2071 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 977 | 368 | 368 | 897 | 894 | 1028 | 1054 | 425 | 9 | 1060 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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