Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 12AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1932 | 1942 | 1791 | 1494 | 1149 | 1025 | 1281 | 1059 | 1025 | 1025 | 1007 | 1074 | 1099 | 766 | 943 | 1268 | 900 | 1191 | 1040 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.64m | 3:18AM1.51m | 3:27PM1.61m | 3:48AM1.48m | 3:56PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.01m | 9:20AM0.11m | 9:44PM0.04m | 9:50AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1932 | 1942 | 1791 | 1494 | 1149 | 1025 | 1281 | 1059 | 1025 | 1025 | 1007 | 1074 | 1099 | 766 | 943 | 1268 | 900 | 1191 | 1040 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1111 | 874 | 608 | 703 | 604 | 418 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 382 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 74 | 48 | 29 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 170 | 346 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
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