Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2904 | 2757 | 2219 | 2419 | 2570 | 2445 | 2283 | 2032 | 1891 | 1632 | 1513 | 1313 | 1208 | 1111 | 898 | 882 | 756 | 743 | 701 | 752 | 988 | 1072 | 1638 | 2282 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM0.98m | 8:32PM0.94m | 10:06AM0.99m | 10:36PM0.96m | 11:24AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.59m | 2:14PM0.70m | 3:12AM0.64m | 4:43PM0.67m | 4:59AM0.59m | 5:52PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2904 | 2757 | 2219 | 2419 | 2570 | 2445 | 2283 | 2032 | 1891 | 1632 | 1513 | 1313 | 1208 | 1111 | 898 | 882 | 756 | 743 | 701 | 752 | 988 | 1072 | 1638 | 2282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 162 | 387 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 35 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 60 | 73 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 44 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 168 | 30 | 275 |
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