Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 893 | 1179 | 1411 | 1493 | 1288 | 1245 | 1030 | 841 | 816 | 723 | 678 | 496 | 428 | 421 | 428 | 428 | 453 | 591 | 1531 | 1522 | 1480 | 1301 | 1048 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:57AM1.25m | 11:36PM1.15m | 11:57AM1.35m | 00:32AM1.23m | 12:43PM1.43m | 1:15AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.40m | 5:41AM0.41m | 6:28PM0.29m | 6:33AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | 7:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 893 | 1179 | 1411 | 1493 | 1288 | 1245 | 1030 | 841 | 816 | 723 | 678 | 496 | 428 | 421 | 428 | 428 | 453 | 591 | 421 | 1522 | 1480 | 1301 | 1048 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | SE 5 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 98 | 123 | 154 | 138 | 265 | 437 | 17 | 414 | 407 | 400 | 480 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SE 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SE 5 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 113 | 272 | 167 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | — | 27 | — | 10 | 33 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 270 | 335 | 1531 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 346 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
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