Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 331 | 250 | 255 | 264 | 682 | 663 | 590 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 543 | 552 | 543 | 604 | 511 | 428 | 378 | 395 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.52m | 4:40AM1.42m | 5:03PM1.53m | 5:13AM1.39m | 5:34PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.20m | 10:47AM0.12m | 11:13PM0.20m | 11:16AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 355 | 331 | 250 | 255 | 264 | 682 | 663 | 590 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 543 | 552 | 543 | 604 | 511 | 428 | 378 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SE 7 | SE 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 78 | 42 | 47 | 212 | 191 | 51 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 232 | 309 | 395 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | S 18 | — | SSW 16 | — | S 9 | N 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 104 | 171 | 47 | 49 | 45 | — | 6 | — | 25 | — | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 23 | 23 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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