Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1310 | 2265 | 3178 | 3530 | 3662 | 3406 | 2953 | 2731 | 2322 | 2005 | 1704 | 1553 | 1248 | 1080 | 844 | 801 | 1092 | 1148 | 643 | 531 | 1100 | 913 | 371 | 422 |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.51m | 1:56PM1.40m | 2:07AM1.56m | 2:45PM1.47m | 2:58AM1.59m | 3:34PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.09m | 7:57PM0.22m | 8:33AM0.03m | 8:49PM0.16m | 9:21AM0.01m | 9:41PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1310 | 2265 | 3178 | 3530 | 3662 | 3406 | 2953 | 2731 | 2322 | 2005 | 1704 | 1553 | 1248 | 1080 | 844 | 801 | 1092 | 1148 | 643 | 413 | 1100 | 913 | 371 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 900 | 586 | 379 | 277 | 228 | 190 | 151 | 142 | 92 | 108 | 61 | 57 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 560 | 531 | 43 | 43 | 184 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | E 12 | E 11 | W 10 | W 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | WSW 14 | — | E 10 | SW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | — | 2 | 75 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 35 | 99 | 108 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
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