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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 08 Jul 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 9AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 2462 | 2177 | 1780 | 1641 | 1437 | 1419 | 1500 | 1523 | 1966 | 2513 | 3089 | 3340 | 3668 | 4457 | 6160 | 6568 | 6132 | 5716 | 5573 | 5168 | 5012 | 4721 | 5089 | 5028 | 14432 | 21828 | 27706 | 13202 | 12204 | 10818 | 10174 | 10553 | 11292 | 10991 | 9672 | 8727 | 7615 | 6359 | 5417 | 4310 | 3488 | 2760 | 2283 | 2024 | 1818 | 1636 | 1329 | 1255 | 1524 | 2022 | 1873 | 1600 | 1327 | 1308 | 1341 | 1328 | 2342 | 2155 | 2013 | 2041 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:07PM 1.22 | 2:10AM 1.31 | 2:45PM 1.29 | 2:49AM 1.36 | 3:21PM 1.36 | 3:26AM 1.41 | 3:57PM 1.42 | 4:02AM 1.43 | 4:32PM 1.47 | 4:39AM 1.43 | 5:09PM 1.50 | 5:18AM 1.40 | 5:46PM 1.51 | 5:59AM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:57AM 0.33 | 8:09PM 0.42 | 8:34AM 0.26 | 8:48PM 0.36 | 9:10AM 0.20 | 9:25PM 0.30 | 9:44AM 0.15 | 10:02PM 0.26 | 10:17AM 0.12 | 10:39PM 0.24 | 10:51AM 0.12 | 11:18PM 0.23 | 11:27AM 0.14 | 11:59PM 0.23 | 12:04PM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
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