
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1346 | 1144 | 1162 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1182 | 1083 | 996 | 891 | 821 | 821 | 732 | 683 | 683 | 600 | 581 | 479 | 416 | 367 | 355 | 259 | 250 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.43m | 3:38AM1.41m | 4:03PM1.48m | 4:09AM1.43m | 4:33PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.17m | 9:40PM0.26m | 9:51AM0.13m | 10:11PM0.22m | 10:18AM0.12m | 10:42PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
1346 | 1144 | 1162 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1182 | 1083 | 996 | 891 | 821 | 821 | 732 | 683 | 683 | 600 | 581 | 479 | 416 | 367 | 355 | 259 | 250 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
2 | 2 | 151 | 102 | 61 | — | — | 46 | 39 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 75 | 73 | 88 | 61 | 78 | 95 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 13 | — | — | 104 | 171 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | — |
271 | 206 | 401 | 262 | 123 | 40 | 74 | — | — | 215 | 61 | 47 | 79 | 118 | 96 | — | 250 | 234 | 260 | 79 | 55 | 286 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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