Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Witsands sea temperature is

16.9°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	19s
Evening (28 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 28					Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	147	441	1019	1631	2986	2729	2729	2413	2582	2060	1968	1597	1363	1022	864	769	376	1355	967	1053	1000
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			4:23PM1.59m				4:53AM1.46m					5:08PM1.48m				5:41AM1.36m				5:59PM1.34m
Low Tide	10:12AM0.12m				10:41PM0.05m				10:56AM0.19m					11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	14	14	13	13	12	13	12	14	15	15	14	14	14	12	13	12	14	15	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	147	196	700	1631	2986	2729	2729	2413	2582	2060	1968	1597	1363	1022	864	769	376	1355	967	1053	1000
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 12	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	SE 8	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	SW 16	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 15	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11
kJ	40	441	1019	626	7	7	7	9	7	7	6	67	6	6	6	112	373	152	149	135	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	WSW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	NW 13	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	W 12	NW 12	SE 10	WSW 15	NW 12	NW 12	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	100	106	7	7	—	—	—	7	—	—	6	6	6	3	6	4	279	6	6	61	63
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 5	SE 4	SSE 5	SSE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	15	37	34	14	35	51	53	47	53	44	35	29	42	47	34	57	34	24	17	19	24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Milnerton Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	9	6	408	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	386	346	44	35	30	74	346	346	346	74	39
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Olifants Bos	Long Beach		Captains	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Long Beach	Milnerton			Captains	Captains	Captains						Captains
Rating (10 max)	2	2		4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	3	3						4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Captains Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Header Global	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Afife Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Tahai Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Barrancon Chile	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6

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