Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 7AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3337 | 1561 | 1420 | 876 | 669 | 569 | 1055 | 1542 | 2150 | 2207 | 2339 | 2344 | 2267 | 2375 | 2595 | 2311 | 2201 | 2058 | 3954 | 3538 | 3262 | 2535 | 2178 | 2228 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.45m | 2:32PM1.51m | 2:47AM1.53m | 3:14PM1.62m | 3:29AM1.56m | 3:53PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:02AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.05m | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 1561 | 1420 | 876 | 669 | 483 | 329 | 1542 | 2150 | 2207 | 2339 | 2344 | 2267 | 2375 | 2595 | 2311 | 2201 | 2058 | 3954 | 3538 | 3262 | 2535 | 2178 | 2228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 16 | WSW 10 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 91 | 66 | 5 | 39 | 161 | 455 | 1055 | 251 | 211 | 172 | 137 | 108 | 84 | 65 | 8 | 872 | 1565 | 1976 | 254 | 224 | 168 | 134 | 102 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 27 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SE 11 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 92 | — | — | — | 14 | 19 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3337 | 316 | 363 | 489 | 432 | 569 | 838 | 634 | 542 | 443 | 393 | 313 | 250 | 224 | 227 | 300 | 268 | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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