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Witsands surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 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 15.5°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.0 °C max: 20.6 °C min: 18.0 °C)
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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 15.5°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.0 °C max: 20.6 °C min: 18.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Witsands today?

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2.4
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.7
SW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1413131313131312121212121211111111111111111010101212121111121212121212111111101010991414131313131312121216151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1289191920051862169714681352106596088480565557351043735728323723320720418918223942850555814332476448656615609629159005081446733902708204715711255488672125512261172122810211021911730706574603156818122670333633382655
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
W
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
1.38
5:05AM
1.44
5:25PM
1.31
5:34AM
1.35
5:59PM
1.21
6:10AM
1.25
6:44PM
1.11
7:02AM
1.14
8:01PM
1.02
8:37AM
1.05
10:09PM
1.02
10:45AM
1.08
11:44PM
1.16
12:08PM
1.20
12:41AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.24
11:18AM
0.22
11:22PM
0.32
11:49AM
0.30
11:55PM
0.41
12:29PM
0.40
12:40AM
0.52
1:31PM
0.50
2:01AM
0.62
3:22PM
0.56
4:26AM
0.62
5:18PM
0.48
6:03AM
0.47
6:25PM
0.34
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01------
Sunset6:45-------6:44-------6:43-------6:42-------6:39-------6:38-------6:37-------6:36---
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------1----------------------------------
Temp. °C171716161616171818181717171719222223231917171718191718171717171718181717171718181818171717161820191918171718212121212322
Feels °C (?)1110910910111110111012121418202123221714141415161514131414131214161515151416151514121111101315131313131416212021212321

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