Witsands Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Witsands today (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 6AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (10 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, near gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
3
SE
7
3
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.4
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
759
1330
1520
2590
2378
1859
1726
2071
1383
1116
1080
919
816
710
855
808
627
791
1344
2038
3275
3569
3353
2974
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:33AM1.51m
2:52PM1.65m
3:10AM1.55m
3:25PM1.70m
3:44AM1.55m
3:58PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.05m
9:08PM0.01m
9:15AM0.02m
9:42PM-0.01m
9:48AM0.03m
10:15PM0.01m
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6:52
6:52
6:50
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6:34
6:34
6:35
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Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
8
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
6
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