Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 954 | 2237 | 2469 | 2278 | 2358 | 1977 | 1850 | 2420 | 1291 | 2747 | 2229 | 2830 | 1643 | 932 | 875 | 734 | 578 | 561 | 525 | 578 | 869 | 868 | 698 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.65m | 3:18AM1.54m | 3:29PM1.68m | 3:51AM1.55m | 4:02PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.01m | 9:19AM0.06m | 9:45PM-0.02m | 9:51AM0.06m | 10:19PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 625 | 2237 | 2469 | 2278 | 2358 | 1977 | 1850 | 2420 | 1291 | 776 | 2229 | 938 | 1643 | 932 | 875 | 734 | 578 | 454 | 395 | 383 | 309 | 299 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 954 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 125 | 190 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | SSE 9 | — | S 11 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 26 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 47 | 30 | 16 | 50 | 80 | 106 | 297 | 2747 | 114 | 2830 | 166 | 349 | 374 | 389 | 437 | 561 | 525 | 578 | 869 | 868 | 698 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 159 | 167 | 47 | 47 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 74 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
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