Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 4PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2489 | 3911 | 3959 | 3449 | 2116 | 1781 | 1437 | 1823 | 1699 | 1661 | 627 | 975 | 2460 | 1960 | 1561 | 1301 | 904 | 669 | 483 | 1055 | 1542 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.22m | 1:05AM1.35m | 1:45PM1.37m | 2:00AM1.45m | 2:32PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.39m | 7:32AM0.21m | 7:55PM0.25m | 8:20AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 2489 | 2993 | 3279 | 3449 | 2116 | 1781 | 1437 | — | 6 | 187 | 627 | 640 | 2460 | 1960 | 1561 | 1301 | 904 | 669 | 483 | 307 | 1542 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 16 | WSW 10 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 239 | 382 | 975 | 101 | 66 | 66 | 5 | 20 | 161 | 455 | 1055 | 278 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | — | — | — | W 27 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 295 | 555 | 273 | — | — | — | 14 | 27 | 20 | 40 | 20 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 415 | 3911 | 3959 | 370 | 392 | 280 | 280 | 1823 | 1699 | 1661 | 141 | 256 | 287 | 321 | 306 | 351 | 421 | 383 | 383 | 604 | 530 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 327 | 462 | 1887 | 1430 | 1481 | 346 | 208 | 207 | 44 | 206 | 74 | 167 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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