Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 9AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 648 | 778 | 1575 | 1960 | 2138 | 2480 | 3233 | 3531 | 4102 | 5601 | 5528 | 5381 | 5243 | 4395 | 3875 | 2223 | 1643 | 1230 | 961 | 851 | 918 | 804 | 663 | 672 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48AM1.36m | 4:56PM1.36m | 5:19AM1.26m | 5:27PM1.25m | 5:54AM1.16m | 6:03PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.29m | 11:09PM0.28m | 11:19AM0.39m | 11:41PM0.39m | 11:53AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 648 | 778 | 1575 | 1960 | 2138 | 2480 | 3233 | 3531 | 4102 | 5601 | 5528 | 5381 | 5243 | 4395 | 3875 | 2223 | 1643 | 1006 | 953 | 850 | 656 | 804 | 663 | 586 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | W 12 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 98 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 425 | 416 | 1236 | 1174 | 1228 | 961 | 851 | — | 574 | 565 | 672 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | NNW 3 | N 4 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | — | 15 | — | — | 11 | 52 | 73 | 28 | — | 1513 | — | — | 1230 | 3 | 8 | 918 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 13 | 408 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
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