Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 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 11PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2637 | 3233 | 3861 | 4309 | 5377 | 6054 | 5227 | 4635 | 4717 | 2424 | 2006 | 1537 | 1228 | 1103 | 1010 | 918 | 804 | 703 | 672 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.36m | 5:19AM1.26m | 5:27PM1.25m | 5:54AM1.16m | 6:03PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.28m | 11:19AM0.39m | 11:41PM0.39m | 11:53AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2637 | 3233 | 3861 | 4309 | 5377 | 6054 | 5227 | 4635 | 4717 | 2424 | 2006 | 1537 | 1087 | 953 | 851 | 666 | 804 | 703 | 580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 333 | — | 1249 | 1187 | 1228 | 1103 | — | — | 574 | 565 | 672 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 16 | — | 41 | 30 | 99 | 113 | 1794 | 1435 | — | — | — | 34 | 1010 | 918 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 107 | 408 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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