Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 254 | 254 | 216 | 187 | 157 | 223 | 237 | 385 | 366 | 806 | 1145 | 1422 | 1349 | 1180 | 1028 | 964 | 850 | 850 | 747 | 683 | 636 | 568 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:32PM1.34m | 1:44AM1.33m | 2:00PM1.47m | 2:15AM1.42m | 2:29PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:46PM0.30m | 7:51AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.19m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 332 | 254 | 254 | 216 | 187 | 157 | 104 | 100 | 192 | 142 | 806 | 1145 | 1422 | 1349 | 1180 | 1028 | 964 | 850 | 850 | 747 | 683 | 636 | 568 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 11 | — | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | 7 | 30 | 100 | 366 | 113 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 56 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 133 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | W 9 | NNW 5 | — | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 111 | 100 | 119 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 104 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | 65 | 223 | 237 | 385 | 284 | — | — | — | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
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