Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 648 | 603 | 603 | 648 | 778 | 1575 | 1960 | 2138 | 2480 | 3233 | 3531 | 4102 | 5525 | 5528 | 5140 | 5243 | 4468 | 2562 | 2223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.47m | 4:48AM1.36m | 4:56PM1.36m | 5:19AM1.26m | 5:27PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.18m | 10:49AM0.29m | 11:09PM0.28m | 11:19AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 648 | 603 | 603 | 648 | 778 | 1575 | 1960 | 2138 | 2480 | 3233 | 3531 | 4102 | 5525 | 5528 | 5140 | 5243 | 4468 | 2562 | 2223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | W 12 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 98 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 339 | 1369 | 1249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 52 | 105 | 37 | 139 | 1059 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 107 | 107 | 408 | 11 | 25 | 13 |
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