Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 9AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2458 | 2294 | 1944 | 1499 | 1318 | 1560 | 1485 | 1422 | 1328 | 1352 | 1352 | 1387 | 1240 | 1550 | 1545 | 1656 | 2504 | 3550 | 3462 | 3471 | 2506 | 2269 | 1904 | 1692 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:55AM1.08m | 8:30PM1.15m | 9:46AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | 11:38AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.42m | 1:54PM0.53m | 3:14AM0.51m | 3:57PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.48m | 5:54PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 311 | 252 | 193 | 143 | 107 | 93 | 93 | 103 | 101 | 94 | 133 | 155 | 111 | 114 | 644 | 1656 | 2504 | 3550 | 3462 | 3471 | 2506 | 2269 | 1904 | 1692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 45 | 18 | 35 | 57 | 56 | 25 | 90 | 67 | 56 | 38 | 83 | 60 | 59 | 71 | 43 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | SSW 13 | — | SSW 11 | S 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 35 | — | 12 | 31 | — | 57 | 18 | 153 | 38 | 35 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2458 | 2294 | 1944 | 1499 | 1318 | 1560 | 1485 | 1422 | 1328 | 1352 | 1352 | 1387 | 1240 | 1550 | 1545 | 1387 | 1187 | 1006 | 746 | 542 | 403 | 403 | 424 | 274 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1314 | 1314 | 1327 | 1476 | 2004 | 208 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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