Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1200 | 1200 | 1182 | 1083 | 905 | 891 | 821 | 821 | 732 | 683 | 683 | 600 | 581 | 479 | 471 | 367 | 355 | 298 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.43m | 3:38AM1.41m | 4:03PM1.48m | 4:09AM1.43m | 4:33PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.26m | 9:51AM0.13m | 10:11PM0.22m | 10:18AM0.12m | 10:42PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1200 | 1200 | 1182 | 1083 | 905 | 891 | 821 | 821 | 732 | 683 | 683 | 600 | 581 | 479 | 471 | 367 | 355 | 298 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 49 | 53 | 61 | 63 | 41 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 73 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 78 | 58 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 13 | — | — | 104 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 145 | — | — | 211 | 175 | 123 | 116 | 26 | 31 | 72 | 96 | 243 | 207 | 230 | 208 | 54 | 48 | 241 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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