Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1652 | 1338 | 1138 | 959 | 753 | 617 | 336 | 249 | 254 | 208 | 208 | 153 | 150 | 100 | 96 | 82 | 207 | 331 | 462 | 485 | 444 | 512 | 460 | 366 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.52m | 2:56AM1.43m | 3:01PM1.50m | 3:27AM1.43m | 3:33PM1.46m | 3:58AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.22m | 8:50PM0.09m | 8:58AM0.22m | 9:19PM0.11m | 9:29AM0.23m | 9:49PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | 7:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1652 | 1338 | 1138 | 959 | 753 | 617 | 292 | 249 | 127 | 208 | 208 | 153 | 150 | 100 | 96 | 79 | 207 | 331 | 462 | 485 | 444 | 512 | 460 | 366 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 241 | 217 | 254 | 69 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 81 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 56 | 86 | 110 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | NW 11 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SW 19 | SE 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 133 | 125 | 49 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 82 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 266 | 384 | 247 | 194 | 340 | 545 | 336 | 231 | 329 | — | — | — | 40 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 113 | 11 | 65 | 57 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 346 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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