Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 12AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2381 | 1030 | 875 | 734 | 578 | 500 | 515 | 610 | 921 | 916 | 735 | 545 | 545 | 707 | 719 | 596 | 694 | 800 | 608 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:29PM1.68m | 3:51AM1.55m | 4:02PM1.67m | 4:25AM1.51m | 4:38PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM-0.02m | 9:51AM0.06m | 10:19PM-0.00m | 10:26AM0.10m | 10:55PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 780 | 1030 | 875 | 734 | 578 | 489 | 395 | 383 | 309 | 299 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 153 | 184 | 253 | 335 | 369 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 13 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 113 | 197 | 489 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 76 | 132 | 189 | 109 | 74 | 25 | — | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2381 | 309 | 361 | 432 | 466 | 500 | 515 | 610 | 921 | 916 | 735 | 545 | 545 | 707 | 719 | 596 | 694 | 800 | 608 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 346 | 74 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
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