Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is

15.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Witsands today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).
	Sat 11			Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 9	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 16	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	872	683	701	665	534	401	394	313	302	246	237	232	209	157	125	109	105	98	177	205	188	182	162	156
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	SW	S	NE	W	NNW	N	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	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	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				1:04AM1.41m				1:48PM1.35m					2:02AM1.49m				2:40PM1.46m				2:54AM1.54m
Low Tide		6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m				7:53PM0.26m					8:27AM0.09m				8:48PM0.17m				9:14AM0.03m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	14	14	13	13	14	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16
Feels °C	12	9	9	10	8	9	11	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 7	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 9	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10
kJ	872	683	701	665	534	401	394	313	302	246	237	119	209	157	125	109	105	88	177	205	188	182	162	156
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	SW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	SSW 10	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 9	SSW 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	172	169	175	160	116	114	114	112	81	75	71	232	67	49	38	32	86	80	67	57	58	73	64	62
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	W 12	SSW 18	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	S 9	W 9	W 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	72	178	30	29	41	40	40	39	35	34	33	69	69	68	46	42	40	98	78	49	48	32	159	85
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	230	313	312	305	322	392	321	229	186	193	167	216	153	125	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	6	7	6	6	6	2	2	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	9	9

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