Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 7PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1275 | 2080 | 4240 | 4375 | 4314 | 3844 | 3348 | 2959 | 2494 | 1942 | 1645 | 1319 | 1358 | 1398 | 1167 | 981 | 835 | 759 | 576 | 465 | 416 | 377 | 327 | 382 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.61m | 4:28AM1.54m | 4:55PM1.62m | 5:11AM1.48m | 5:37PM1.59m | 5:54AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM0.00m | 10:25PM0.08m | 10:40AM0.02m | 11:11PM0.10m | 11:20AM0.07m | 11:55PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 1275 | 2080 | 4240 | 4375 | 4314 | 3844 | 3348 | 2959 | 2494 | 1942 | 1645 | 1319 | 1358 | 1398 | 1167 | 981 | 835 | 759 | 576 | 465 | 416 | 377 | 327 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 11 | W 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 184 | 233 | 55 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 55 | 77 | 106 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 102 | 145 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 58 | 160 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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