Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 9PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3920 | 3736 | 3585 | 3642 | 3919 | 3502 | 3939 | 4555 | 4684 | 5296 | 5438 | 4883 | 4369 | 3720 | 3050 | 2679 | 2639 | 4247 | 5477 | 5694 | 4814 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.10m | 8:47PM1.23m | 9:50AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.45m | 3:46PM0.55m | 5:10AM0.43m | 5:36PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3920 | 3736 | 3585 | 3642 | 3919 | 3502 | 3939 | 4555 | 4684 | 5296 | 5438 | 4883 | 4369 | 3720 | 3050 | 2679 | 2639 | 4247 | 5477 | 5694 | 4814 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 37 | 63 | 61 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 346 | 346 |
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