Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 2AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1194 | 1741 | 3477 | 3716 | 3355 | 2886 | 2641 | 2176 | 1465 | 1155 | 1594 | 1468 | 1404 | 1381 | 1347 | 1180 | 1092 | 929 | 836 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:29PM1.40m | 5:49AM1.24m | 5:59PM1.27m | 6:22AM1.13m | 6:35PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.28m | 11:47AM0.38m | 00:14AM0.41m | 12:19PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1194 | 1741 | 3477 | 3716 | 3355 | 2886 | 2641 | 2176 | 1465 | 1155 | 1594 | 1468 | 1404 | 1381 | 1347 | 1180 | 1092 | 929 | 836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 364 | 135 | 360 | 780 | 725 | 827 | 767 | 764 | 475 | 365 | 243 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NNW 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 55 | 7 | 57 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 903 | 860 | — | — | — | — | 676 | — | 87 | 458 | 458 | 458 | 447 | 381 | 306 | 261 | 284 | 301 | 275 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 346 | 223 | 21 | 6 | 168 | 327 | 346 | 346 | 206 | 206 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 408 | 169 | 926 | 101 | 44 |
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