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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Witsands sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2850 | 3051 | 2736 | 2448 | 1945 | 1774 | 1515 | 1449 | 1245 | 1226 | 1100 | 980 | 830 | 816 | 680 | 669 | 585 | 513 | 604 | 372 | 291 | 226 | 515 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:14PM 1.31 | 6:32AM 1.35 | 7:09PM 1.18 | 7:36AM 1.18 | 8:35PM 1.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:04PM 0.18 | 12:15AM 0.31 | 12:54PM 0.33 | 1:13AM 0.46 | 2:06PM 0.48 | 2:52AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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