Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2148 | 9335 | 10305 | 9565 | 7905 | 6211 | 5380 | 4692 | 4005 | 3301 | 1495 | 1326 | 2474 | 1657 | 1558 | 1960 | 2130 | 1978 | 1978 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.08m | 12:11PM1.01m | 00:19AM1.11m | 1:10PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.64m | 5:57AM0.53m | 6:15PM0.61m | 6:59AM0.47m | 7:15PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2148 | 9335 | 10305 | 9565 | 7905 | 6211 | 5380 | 4692 | 4005 | 3301 | 1366 | 1326 | 2474 | 1657 | 1558 | 1960 | 2130 | 1978 | 1978 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 1242 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1495 | 1222 | 5 | 604 | 530 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 34 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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