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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Witsands sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 800 | 736 | 650 | 563 | 488 | 338 | 338 | 293 | 254 | 216 | 212 | 293 | 758 | 852 | 905 | 1127 | 1018 | 1094 | 1028 | 2550 | 2647 | 2253 | 2392 | 2721 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
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