Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 4PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3903 | 3165 | 2536 | 2185 | 1835 | 1713 | 1291 | 1054 | 947 | 527 | 458 | 427 | 468 | 392 | 320 | 623 | 510 | 504 | 882 | 1351 | 1246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:04AM0.99m | 8:30PM1.04m | 9:46AM0.92m | 10:24PM0.98m | 11:55AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.63m | 3:17AM0.62m | 3:49PM0.70m | 5:32AM0.61m | 6:07PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3903 | 3165 | 2536 | 2185 | 1835 | 1713 | 1291 | 1054 | 947 | 527 | 458 | 427 | 468 | 392 | 320 | 623 | 510 | 504 | 882 | 1351 | 1246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 322 | 310 | 304 | 366 | 291 | 291 | 216 | 198 | 170 | 27 | 100 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 4 | — | W 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 161 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 29 | 54 | 74 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
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