Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 249 | 180 | 472 | 936 | 2061 | 2601 | 2662 | 2614 | 3302 | 4798 | 5584 | 5029 | 4517 | 3983 | 3804 | 3585 | 3554 | 3457 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.41m | 7:14AM1.18m | 7:38PM1.32m | 8:18AM1.10m | 8:47PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.32m | 1:10PM0.38m | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:12PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 326 | 249 | 180 | 472 | 936 | 2061 | 2601 | 2662 | 2614 | 3302 | 4798 | 5584 | 5029 | 4517 | 3983 | 3804 | 3585 | 3554 | 3457 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 10 | WSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 85 | 80 | 104 | 141 | 96 | 62 | 58 | 25 | 14 | 33 | 899 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 9 | W 11 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 109 | 171 | 96 | 94 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 2 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 36 | 108 | 128 | 199 | 156 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 62 | 282 | 231 | 275 | 181 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 168 | 29 | 29 |
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