Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 12AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1008 | 892 | 901 | 1562 | 2166 | 2699 | 3112 | 3415 | 3905 | 4292 | 4356 | 4247 | 3923 | 3845 | 3471 | 3122 | 2837 | 2528 | 1968 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.59m | 5:22AM1.41m | 5:38PM1.52m | 6:01AM1.31m | 6:18PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:21AM0.18m | 11:55PM0.19m | 11:59AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1008 | 892 | 901 | 1562 | 2166 | 2699 | 3112 | 3415 | 3905 | 4292 | 4356 | 4247 | 3923 | 3845 | 3471 | 3122 | 2837 | 2528 | 1968 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 158 | 494 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 182 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
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