Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1892 | 2058 | 3908 | 3782 | 3262 | 2535 | 2178 | 2049 | 1832 | 1743 | 1557 | 1475 | 1475 | 1257 | 1262 | 1226 | 1244 | 1325 | 1306 | 1267 | 1267 | 1504 | 1548 | 1504 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:29AM1.56m | 3:53PM1.68m | 4:09AM1.56m | 4:29PM1.69m | 4:46AM1.51m | 5:05PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:16AM-0.00m | 10:46PM0.04m | 10:51AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1892 | 2058 | 3908 | 3782 | 3262 | 2535 | 2178 | 2049 | 1832 | 1743 | 1557 | 1475 | 1475 | 1257 | 1262 | 1226 | 1244 | 1325 | 1306 | 1267 | 1267 | 1504 | 1548 | 1504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1875 | 1976 | 220 | 202 | 137 | 98 | 74 | 55 | 63 | 42 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 69 | 26 | 31 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 255 | 270 | — | — | 15 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 26 | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 766 | 794 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 37 | 51 | 45 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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