Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | SE 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 471 | 497 | 561 | 561 | 472 | 528 | 512 | 383 | 359 | 359 | 703 | 1010 | 787 | 668 | 1326 | 1384 | 822 | 1997 | 2125 | 2310 | 2276 | 2394 | 2459 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.24m | 6:37AM1.15m | 7:19PM1.23m | 7:31AM1.10m | 8:14PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.35m | 00:38AM0.48m | 12:48PM0.39m | 1:32AM0.50m | 1:38PM0.43m | 2:36AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 512 | 471 | 497 | 561 | 561 | 448 | 440 | 440 | 383 | 359 | 359 | 703 | 1010 | 787 | 668 | 1326 | 1384 | 677 | 1997 | 2125 | 2310 | 2276 | 2394 | 2459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 193 | 322 | 372 | 463 | 548 | 472 | 528 | 512 | 365 | 337 | 319 | 236 | 167 | 424 | 486 | 51 | 37 | 822 | 50 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 77 | 82 | 82 | 64 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | 137 | 69 | 16 | 7 | 37 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 0 |
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