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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1644 | 1823 | 1865 | 1897 | 2187 | 2244 | 1956 | 2131 | 2591 | 3527 | 3153 | 2805 | 2693 | 2613 | 2821 | 2553 | 2513 | 3244 | 2747 | 2727 | 3132 | 2677 | 2560 | 2331 | 2188 | 1849 | 1656 | 1502 | 1706 | 3231 | 4796 | 5417 | 5216 | 5301 | 5932 | 7041 | 7117 | 6940 | 8108 | 6208 | 8212 | 6343 | 8553 | 6485 | 6458 | 5647 | 5194 | 5084 | 5381 | 5293 | 5045 | 4730 | 4784 | 4998 | 4775 | 4503 | 4351 | 4304 | 4020 | 3457 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:48PM 1.28 | 8:11AM 1.06 | 8:38PM 1.21 | 9:13AM 1.01 | 9:36PM 1.16 | 10:25AM 0.99 | 10:40PM 1.14 | 11:36AM 1.02 | 11:43PM 1.15 | 12:36PM 1.07 | 12:39AM 1.19 | 1:25PM 1.14 | 1:28AM 1.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:21PM 0.40 | 2:16AM 0.47 | 2:07PM 0.49 | 3:14AM 0.51 | 3:04PM 0.56 | 4:19AM 0.52 | 4:15PM 0.60 | 5:26AM 0.50 | 5:30PM 0.60 | 6:25AM 0.46 | 6:34PM 0.55 | 7:14AM 0.40 | 7:25PM 0.49 | 7:57AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
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