Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 490 | 943 | 1194 | 1741 | 3151 | 3859 | 3692 | 3122 | 2682 | 2036 | 1156 | 984 | 1594 | 1569 | 1494 | 1381 | 1347 | 1347 | 1092 | 990 | 897 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:29PM1.40m | 5:49AM1.24m | 5:59PM1.27m | 6:22AM1.13m | 6:35PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.26m | 11:44PM0.28m | 11:47AM0.38m | 00:14AM0.41m | 12:19PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 174 | 943 | 1194 | 1741 | 3151 | 3859 | 3692 | 3122 | 2682 | 2036 | 1156 | 984 | 1594 | 1569 | 1494 | 1381 | 1347 | 1347 | 1092 | 990 | 897 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 246 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 395 | 121 | 360 | 780 | 837 | 827 | 767 | 764 | 556 | 365 | 243 | 180 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | — | W 9 | SE 13 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | — | 133 | 7 | 82 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 490 | 708 | 817 | 875 | — | — | — | — | 645 | 158 | 239 | 483 | 400 | 400 | 363 | 296 | 269 | 196 | 260 | 284 | 269 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 282 | 181 | 223 | 6 | 463 | 47 | 325 | 346 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 208 | 167 | 408 | 208 | 44 |
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