Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 12AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1257 | 1090 | 1075 | 1196 | 1196 | 1179 | 1161 | 1144 | 1652 | 1750 | 1677 | 1581 | 1534 | 1444 | 1667 | 2144 | 2801 | 3232 | 4070 |
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 | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.69m | 4:46AM1.51m | 5:05PM1.64m | 5:21AM1.43m | 5:39PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.04m | 10:51AM0.05m | 11:22PM0.10m | 11:24AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1257 | 1090 | 1075 | 1196 | 1196 | 1179 | 1161 | 1144 | 1652 | 1750 | 1677 | 1581 | 1534 | 1444 | 1667 | 2144 | 2801 | 3232 | 4070 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | W 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 162 | 59 | 58 | 65 | 100 | 140 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 137 | 86 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 40 | 22 | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
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