Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 794 | 743 | 817 | 1206 | 2561 | 2483 | 2172 | 2035 | 1769 | 1735 | 1600 | 1316 | 1138 | 1142 | 1103 | 911 | 932 | 493 | 1092 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.63m | 4:15AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.63m | 4:48AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.07m | 10:18AM0.07m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:48AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 756 | 698 | 790 | 545 | 2561 | 2483 | 2172 | 2035 | 1769 | 1735 | 1600 | 1316 | 1138 | 1142 | 1103 | 911 | 932 | 493 | 1092 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 97 | 743 | 817 | 1206 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 379 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 74 | 73 | 40 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 261 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 794 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 20 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 47 | 29 | 47 | 346 | 346 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
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