Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 352 | 812 | 799 | 850 | 997 | 889 | 1010 | 1012 | 1359 | 1538 | 1567 | 1111 | 900 | 697 | 481 | 363 | 175 | 249 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.52m | 6:37AM1.28m | 7:00PM1.42m | 7:22AM1.17m | 7:44PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.24m | 12:39PM0.27m | 1:24AM0.34m | 1:20PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 270 | 812 | 799 | 850 | 782 | 889 | 143 | 623 | 1359 | 1538 | 1567 | 1111 | 900 | 697 | 481 | 363 | 175 | 109 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 9 | SW 10 | W 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 352 | 166 | 198 | 191 | 188 | 146 | 85 | 250 | 73 | 143 | 69 | 142 | 94 | 125 | 123 | 22 | 173 | 120 | 334 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | W 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | W 10 |
| kJ | 151 | 138 | 100 | 141 | 119 | 88 | 21 | 102 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 80 | 249 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 12 | NNW 3 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 997 | 7 | 1010 | 1012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 120 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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