Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is

15.4° C

Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Witsands today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s

Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	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
Wave Graph
kJ	3375	2919	2742	2667	2630	2284	2020	1733	1591	1346	1144	1162	1200	1200	1200	1182	1083	905	905	821	821	732	683	683
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	SW	SW	SSW	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:33AM1.32m				3:02PM1.35m				3:06AM1.38m				3:33PM1.43m				3:38AM1.41m				4:03PM1.48m
Low Tide				8:52AM0.23m				9:09PM0.31m				9:22AM0.17m				9:40PM0.26m				9:51AM0.13m				10:11PM0.22m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	18	18	17
Feels °C	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	6	7	8	10	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	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
kJ	3375	2919	2742	2667	2630	2284	2020	1733	1591	1346	1144	1162	1200	1200	1200	1182	1083	905	905	821	821	732	683	683
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	113	86	61	—	—	54	43	52	55	41	31	32	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	556	547	526	556	572	572	449	368	344	305	234	169	262	175	51	54	165	159	193	198	126	93	160	230
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	35	35	35	35	29	31	18	18	6	6	2	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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