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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1209 | 1209 | 1031 | 960 | 884 | 869 | 944 | 944 | 1076 | 1234 | 1213 | 1111 | 1226 | 1183 | 1087 | 1257 | 1072 | 866 | 701 | 756 | 760 | 699 | 523 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:55PM 1.48 | 5:29AM 1.47 | 5:45PM 1.36 | 6:19AM 1.40 | 6:37PM 1.24 | 7:14AM 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:12PM 0.11 | 11:41AM 0.24 | 11:59PM 0.21 | 12:37PM 0.33 | 12:48AM 0.32 | 1:39PM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
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