Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is

15.7° C

Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Witsands today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun night).
	Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 8	SE 7	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1793	2638	2349	2230	2081	1805	1596	1507	1390	1354	1281	1240	768	729	683	784	665	560	460	394	328	296	241	232
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.41m				1:48PM1.35m
Low Tide			5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m				7:53PM0.26m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	17	16	16
Feels °C	7	7	6	6	7	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	12	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	1793	2638	2349	2230	2081	1805	1596	1507	1390	1354	1281	1240	768	729	683	784	665	560	460	394	328	296	241	232
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SE 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10
kJ	1130	9	17	37	34	82	110	103	136	132	118	116	324	178	169	175	163	116	114	114	112	81	73	71
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 15	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	SW 20	S 20	W 11	W 12	W 12	SW 18	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	—	—	9	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	15	7	152	172	178	12	28	41	40	40	39	35	34	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	56	91	154	165	214	266	292	297	278	307	307	284	226	247	296	251	220	226	273	335	291	276	241	205
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Hoek Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Crons Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	10	29	29	29	29	29	18	18	10	10	10	10	6	7	7	7	6	6	2	2	6	6	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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