Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 6PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3530 | 3662 | 3331 | 3139 | 2663 | 2481 | 2068 | 1704 | 1553 | 1302 | 1106 | 931 | 801 | 773 | 1008 | 553 | 863 | 961 | 586 | 408 | 611 | 333 | 231 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56PM1.40m | 2:07AM1.56m | 2:45PM1.47m | 2:58AM1.59m | 3:34PM1.52m | 3:49AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.22m | 8:33AM0.03m | 8:49PM0.16m | 9:21AM0.01m | 9:41PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 3530 | 3662 | 3331 | 3139 | 2663 | 2481 | 2068 | 1704 | 1553 | 1302 | 1106 | 931 | 801 | 773 | 1008 | 553 | 863 | 961 | 586 | 408 | 611 | 333 | 229 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | NW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 279 | 228 | 190 | 151 | 113 | 92 | 87 | 61 | 57 | 35 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 86 | 6 | 400 | 97 | 80 | 227 | 106 | 98 | 80 | 35 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | E 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 11 | W 12 | WSW 14 | W 12 | SW 11 | — | W 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 19 | — | 2 | 7 | 16 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 38 | 95 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 74 | 231 | 282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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