Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 16 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 722 | 587 | 560 | 433 | 359 | 397 | 446 | 513 | 541 | 532 | 510 | 556 | 546 | 467 | 465 | 394 | 335 | 326 | 352 | 659 | 549 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:37PM1.42m | 2:44AM1.41m | 3:05PM1.51m | 3:14AM1.47m | 3:33PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.21m | 8:46PM0.25m | 8:54AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.09m | 9:44PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 824 | 722 | 587 | 560 | 433 | 277 | 182 | 446 | 513 | 541 | 532 | 510 | 556 | 546 | 467 | 465 | 394 | 335 | 326 | 267 | 659 | 549 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 233 | 193 | 221 | 221 | 263 | 359 | 397 | 322 | 274 | 265 | 256 | 229 | 221 | 180 | 138 | 138 | 123 | 280 | 121 | 352 | 214 | 167 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 144 | 263 | 337 | 421 | 411 | 320 | 328 | 142 | 115 | 95 | 61 | 54 | 26 | 53 | 95 | 146 | 199 | 121 | 198 | 119 | 63 | 105 | 137 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 625 | 585 | 523 | 435 | 364 | 700 | 488 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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