Witsands surf break

Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Witsands today?

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 9AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
4.5
WSW
5
SW
6
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141111111113131313131313131313131313131414151515151514141515151514141414141413131312121212121212111111111114131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2462217717801641143714191500152319662513308933403668445761606568613257165573516850124721508950281443221828277061320212204108181017410553112921099196728727761563595417431034882760228320241818163613291255152420221873160013271308134113282342215520132041
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ENE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassonononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
1.22
2:10AM
1.31
2:45PM
1.29
2:49AM
1.36
3:21PM
1.36
3:26AM
1.41
3:57PM
1.42
4:02AM
1.43
4:32PM
1.47
4:39AM
1.43
5:09PM
1.50
5:18AM
1.40
5:46PM
1.51
5:59AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
0.33
8:09PM
0.42
8:34AM
0.26
8:48PM
0.36
9:10AM
0.20
9:25PM
0.30
9:44AM
0.15
10:02PM
0.26
10:17AM
0.12
10:39PM
0.24
10:51AM
0.12
11:18PM
0.23
11:27AM
0.14
11:59PM
0.23
12:04PM
0.19
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise-7:52-------7:52-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50--
Sunset----5:50-------5:51-------5:51-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:53-------
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Rain (mm)
-------------12--------12111---------------------22---------
Temp. °C121213141515161615151515151514131313141415151515151413131212131313131313141412121313141514141414141313121314141414141414
Feels °C (?)10910111313131291010101014111010101413131311985654689887799891211101091010101011119121212111111109
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