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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 SASTForecast 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 4AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 241 | 269 | 287 | 299 | 203 | 459 | 513 | 541 | 579 | 778 | 683 | 821 | 932 | 1025 | 1167 | 1486 | 1225 | 2171 | 1659 | 1518 | 1387 | 1188 | 836 | 647 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:38PM 1.45 | 2:49AM 1.60 | 3:09PM 1.48 | 3:18AM 1.61 | 3:38PM 1.49 | 3:46AM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:42PM 0.13 | 9:07AM 0.05 | 9:12PM 0.11 | 9:36AM 0.04 | 9:40PM 0.12 | 10:03AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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