Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 2PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, near gales from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1521 | 1396 | 1229 | 943 | 759 | 860 | 725 | 584 | 570 | 500 | 245 | 250 | 378 | 1344 | 1476 | 1697 | 2223 | 2944 | 3025 | 2815 | 2626 | 2626 | 2462 | 2135 | 1783 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.33m | 5:05AM1.28m | 5:11PM1.25m | 5:43AM1.21m | 5:48PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.32m | 10:51PM0.27m | 11:07AM0.40m | 11:25PM0.34m | 11:45AM0.48m | 00:03AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | 7:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1521 | 1396 | 1229 | 943 | 759 | 860 | 725 | 584 | 570 | 500 | 245 | 250 | 161 | 1344 | 1476 | 1697 | 2223 | 2944 | 3025 | 2815 | 2626 | 2626 | 2462 | 2135 | 1783 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 214 | 101 | 260 | 100 | 98 | 72 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | SW 21 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 27 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | 25 | 34 | — | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | 221 | 378 | 17 | 32 | 56 | 119 | 207 | 243 | 335 | 501 | 595 | 439 | 363 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 74 | 168 | 1009 | 1288 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 425 | 346 | 74 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 167 | 926 | 1288 | 408 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
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