Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | SW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1887 | 1457 | 1775 | 1137 | 993 | 1005 | 850 | 647 | 527 | 570 | 621 | 418 | 398 | 581 | 526 | 476 | 372 | 389 | 303 | 253 | 268 | 165 | 211 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.38m | 4:28AM1.36m | 4:57PM1.40m | 5:01AM1.33m | 5:31PM1.40m | 5:36AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.31m | 10:42AM0.20m | 11:03PM0.32m | 11:12AM0.21m | 11:38PM0.33m | 11:44AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1887 | 1457 | 1775 | 1137 | 993 | 1005 | 850 | 647 | 527 | 558 | 503 | 256 | 211 | 581 | 400 | 384 | 305 | 389 | 303 | 244 | 268 | 163 | 160 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SW 17 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 74 | 64 | 20 | 42 | 42 | 75 | 56 | 75 | 192 | 363 | 254 | 21 | 75 | 80 | 73 | 68 | 45 | 147 | 78 | 211 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | W 16 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 142 | 57 | 38 | 40 | 22 | 58 | 58 | 114 | 111 | 49 | 165 | 69 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 56 | — | — | — | 24 | 45 | 94 | 257 | 570 | 621 | 418 | 398 | 452 | 526 | 476 | 372 | 327 | 298 | 253 | 186 | 16 | 21 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 346 | 282 | 223 | 10 | 62 | 62 | 88 | 206 | 181 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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