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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 May 2026 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
947 | 880 | 572 | 711 | 1089 | 1864 | 2094 | 2451 | 2967 | 3009 | 3189 | 3107 | 2820 | 2477 | 2146 | 2036 | 1834 | 1556 | 1390 | 1258 | 1116 | 2218 | 2116 | 2288 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.07m | 10:47PM1.27m | 11:29AM1.10m | 11:44PM1.30m | 12:24PM1.16m | 00:30AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.48m | 5:27AM0.41m | 5:28PM0.47m | 6:20AM0.35m | 6:21PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 947 | 880 | 572 | 711 | 1089 | 1864 | 2094 | 2451 | 2967 | 3009 | 3189 | 3107 | 2820 | 2477 | 2146 | 2036 | 1834 | 1556 | 1390 | 1258 | 1116 | 2218 | 2116 | 2288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 310 | 314 | 318 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 211 | 574 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 35 | 2 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
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