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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Witsands sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
1208 | 1379 | 1541 | 1404 | 1010 | 745 | 502 | 1107 | 380 | 669 | 235 | 175 | 133 | 142 | 163 | 175 | 141 | 144 | 227 | 314 | 311 | 427 | 504 | 498 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.46m | 5:34AM1.43m | 6:11PM1.39m | 6:31AM1.29m | 7:12PM1.32m | 7:38AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.22m | 11:52AM0.18m | 00:24AM0.31m | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.40m | 1:52PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 414 | 402 | 325 | 233 | 226 | 184 | 180 | 408 | 380 | 309 | 235 | 175 | 133 | 86 | 163 | 175 | 67 | 144 | 137 | 314 | 311 | 427 | 504 | 498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | 99 | 85 | 111 | 157 | 157 | 81 | 68 | 121 | 113 | 48 | 71 | 62 | 141 | 50 | 37 | 126 | 101 | 79 | 65 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 25 | 123 | 119 | 84 | 102 | 47 | 46 | 142 | 33 | 33 | 136 | 134 | 227 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 82 | 97 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 1208 | 1379 | 1541 | 1404 | 1010 | 745 | 502 | 1107 | — | 669 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
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