Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (30 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 10PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1771 | 1550 | 1472 | 1255 | 1076 | 974 | 2253 | 2091 | 1752 | 1380 | 1230 | 1043 | 993 | 836 | 822 | 1007 | 710 | 625 | 428 | 285 | 479 | 654 | 515 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.36m | 3:54AM1.36m | 4:24PM1.38m | 4:28AM1.36m | 4:57PM1.40m | 5:01AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.32m | 10:11AM0.20m | 10:29PM0.31m | 10:42AM0.20m | 11:03PM0.32m | 11:12AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1771 | 1550 | 1472 | 1255 | 1076 | 974 | 2253 | 2091 | 1752 | 1380 | 1230 | 1043 | 993 | 836 | 822 | 1007 | 710 | 625 | 428 | 285 | 470 | 654 | 515 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 7 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 31 | — | — | 249 | 522 | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | 25 | 20 | 42 | 71 | 74 | 56 | 92 | 192 | 479 | 424 | 418 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | W 12 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | 75 | 33 | 15 | 75 | 168 | 31 | 13 | 21 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 102 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 29 | 51 | — | — | 79 | 150 | 198 | 145 | 124 | 83 | 104 | 64 | 105 | 133 | 145 | 168 | 139 | 148 | 688 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 206 | 107 | 79 | 62 | 79 | 181 |
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