Witsands surf break

Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SAST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Witsands today?

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (19 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1562
1817
1556
1367
1325
1351
1201
1242
1055
952
671
490
1124
390
289
219
153
142
163
144
136
144
227
314
Wind (km/h)
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:17PM1.46m
5:34AM1.43m
6:11PM1.39m
6:31AM1.29m
7:12PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.08m
11:26PM0.22m
11:52AM0.18m
00:24AM0.31m
12:48PM0.29m
1:33AM0.40m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:50
5:49
5:49
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
9
10
11
13
12
11
12
13
14
12
15
18
18
18
18
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SSE
11
1.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
624
536
528
451
414
402
325
233
226
184
180
111
410
84
81
219
153
123
82
95
74
144
137
314
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
SW
10
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SW
11
Energy kJ
5
18
21
40
4
131
99
131
148
123
109
82
47
95
113
142
163
144
116
22
48
126
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.7
WSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.7
S
7
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
8
11
25
36
119
75
102
47
47
23
44
66
136
134
227
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
1562
1817
1556
1367
1325
1351
1201
1242
1055
952
671
490
1124
390
289
1
3
4
7
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
29
18
18
10
29
29
10
6
6
6
2
0
6
0
0
0
0
4
7
10
10
7
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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