Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 284 | 303 | 480 | 748 | 1197 | 1494 | 1568 | 1306 | 1092 | 974 | 868 | 666 | 1267 | 1490 | 1326 | 1673 | 1044 | 1928 | 3062 | 8395 | 8842 | 8637 | 8289 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.08m | 10:36PM1.09m | 11:29AM1.18m | 00:00AM1.18m | 12:29PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.52m | 4:21PM0.56m | 5:05AM0.48m | 5:55PM0.44m | 6:14AM0.37m | 6:52PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 277 | 281 | 303 | 480 | 748 | 1197 | 1494 | 1568 | 1306 | 1092 | 974 | 868 | 666 | 1267 | 1490 | 1326 | 386 | 874 | 1322 | 2058 | 8395 | 8842 | 8637 | 8289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 127 | 284 | 205 | 99 | 75 | 62 | 71 | 60 | 53 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 217 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 1044 | 1928 | 3062 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | SW 14 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | — | 51 | 156 | 114 | 70 | 47 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 20 | 18 | — | — | 45 | 7 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 184 | 141 | 124 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 1673 | 575 | 684 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 168 | 425 | 7 | 346 | 346 | 47 | 44 |
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