Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 254 | 208 | 208 | 153 | 150 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 207 | 331 | 504 | 400 | 444 | 512 | 460 | 444 | 427 | 407 | 1083 | 1659 | 2046 | 1875 | 1624 | 1694 | 1553 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:56AM1.43m | 3:01PM1.50m | 3:27AM1.43m | 3:33PM1.46m | 3:58AM1.40m | 4:04PM1.41m | 4:30AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.22m | 9:19PM0.11m | 9:29AM0.23m | 9:49PM0.14m | 10:01AM0.27m | 10:20PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | 7:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 297 | 254 | 208 | 208 | 153 | 150 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 207 | 331 | 504 | 400 | 444 | 512 | 460 | 444 | 427 | 331 | 1083 | 1659 | 2046 | 1875 | 1624 | 1694 | 1553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 213 | 94 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 47 | 40 | 37 | 42 | 39 | 5 | 87 | 110 | 214 | 407 | 260 | 94 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 9 | SE 9 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 167 | 77 | 52 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 82 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 90 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | SE 11 | S 9 | SSW 10 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 152 | 250 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 55 | 102 | 105 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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