Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1AM is: 1.8m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 3.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1314 | 1285 | 1847 | 3008 | 3778 | 3672 | 3681 | 2506 | 2269 | 1904 | 1692 | 1647 | 1624 | 1665 | 1549 | 1360 | 1339 | 837 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-on | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.12m | 11:38AM1.11m | 00:04AM1.20m | 12:47PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.48m | 5:54PM0.50m | 6:32AM0.36m | 7:02PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 23 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 122 | 773 | 1847 | 3008 | 3778 | 3672 | 3681 | 2506 | 2269 | 1904 | 1692 | 1647 | 1624 | 1665 | 1549 | 1360 | 1339 | 837 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 38 | 85 | 76 | 82 | 70 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 223 | 179 | 100 | 69 | 76 | 78 | 52 | 425 | 488 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 221 | 36 | 35 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 36 | 7 | 49 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1314 | 1285 | 903 | 903 | 952 | 736 | 537 | 456 | 456 | 393 | — | 480 | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 44 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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