Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is

15.3° C

Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Witsands today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1346	1144	1162	1200	1200	1200	1182	1083	996	891	821	821	732	683	683	600	581	479	416	367	355	259	250
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide					3:33PM1.43m				3:38AM1.41m				4:03PM1.48m				4:09AM1.43m				4:33PM1.52m
Low Tide			9:22AM0.17m				9:40PM0.26m				9:51AM0.13m				10:11PM0.22m				10:18AM0.12m				10:42PM0.20m


	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	15	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	15	17	17	16	16	16	17	18	19	20	20	20
Feels °C	7	8	10	14	13	15	13	12	11	12	11	11	13	13	13	13	12	14	14	15	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	1346	1144	1162	1200	1200	1200	1182	1083	996	891	821	821	732	683	683	600	581	479	416	367	355	259	250
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	WSW 18	SW 18	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	2	2	151	102	61	—	—	46	39	65	—	—	—	—	—	49	75	73	88	61	78	95	107
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	SW 19	SW 18	—	—	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	15	13	—	—	104	171
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 9	—
kJ	271	206	401	262	123	40	74	—	—	215	61	47	79	118	96	—	250	234	260	79	55	286	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	6	2	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	5	5

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