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Witsands surf break

Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
16.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Witsands today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (01 Jun)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, near gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
2.3
SW
10
1.4
WSW
11
2.1
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
702
771
974
1258
1290
1336
1182
1027
785
920
469
469
725
1027
1216
1269
1192
1161
1463
1423
1802
1731
1555
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
60
SE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
SE
50
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:59PM1.34m
4:04AM1.35m
4:34PM1.32m
4:39AM1.31m
5:10PM1.30m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.21m
10:02PM0.33m
10:21AM0.23m
10:37PM0.36m
10:55AM0.26m
11:13PM0.40m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
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7:43
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—
—
—
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7:43
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7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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5:45
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5:44
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—
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5:44
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5:44
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
11
10
9
7
6
6
6
6
5
4
3
5
4
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
2.3
SW
10
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
604
702
771
974
1258
1290
1336
1182
1027
785
920
469
396
297
1027
1216
1269
1192
940
850
772
635
514
448
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.1
NW
12
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1
SSW
14
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
Energy kJ
18
6
17
35
14
33
12
12
5
103
109
363
286
396
240
191
149
116
86
56
34
33
33
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.8
SW
10
0.7
WSW
11
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
6
5
6
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
107
117
128
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.8
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
61
138
282
469
725
587
647
623
653
1161
1463
1423
1802
1731
1555
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Crons
Cape Town
Scarborough Point
Cape Town
Long Beach
Cape Town
Long Beach
Cape Town
Long Beach
Cape Town
Long Beach
Cape Town
365s
Cape Town
Glencairn
Cape Town
Long Beach
Cape Town
The Hoek
Cape Town
Treskostraal
West Coast
Cape St Martin
West Coast
Dias Beach
Garden Route
Victoria Bay
Garden Route
Hawston
Overberg
Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)
Cape Town
Kamer Van
Cape Town
Baboon Point
West Coast
Baboon Point
West Coast
The Point (Elands Bay)
West Coast
Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
The Point (Elands Bay)
West Coast
The Point (Elands Bay)
West Coast
Donkin Bay
West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
6
2
6
6
6
6
4
7
6
10
159
167
346
386
74
46
44
206
206
208
1009
208
208
263
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Van Riebeek
Van Riebeek
Glencairn
Kreefte Reef
Hout Bay
Dumps
Beach Road
Hout Bay
Olifants Bos
Captains
Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)
Beach Road
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Seal Point
Eastern Cape (S)
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Hell
West Coast
Hell
West Coast
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Magna Tubes
Eastern Cape (S)
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Doring Bay
West Coast
Heaven
West Coast
Dias Beach
Garden Route
Groenvlei
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Strandfontein
West Coast
Doring Bay
West Coast
The Point (Elands Bay)
West Coast
Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Whispering Waves
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Doring Bay
West Coast
Doring Bay
West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Fare Left
French Polynesia
Boners
United States
Haapiti
French Polynesia
Ahijedero
Mexico
Fairway Reef
New Zealand
Taronui Bay-Bombora
New Zealand
Moureeses
New Zealand
Taupo Bay
New Zealand
Clark Island
New Zealand
Ahijedero
Mexico
Clark Island
New Zealand
Ahijedero
Mexico
Ahijedero
Mexico
Viri Inga O Tuki
Chile
Viri Inga O Tuki
Chile
Kaifu Rivermouth
Japan
Arataki
New Zealand
Arataki
New Zealand
Ahijedero
Mexico
Abalolo Reef
United States
Gas Bay
Australia
Buchupureo
Chile
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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