Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 7 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is

15.4° C

Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Witsands today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	1	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	W 12	W 12	W 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1354	1281	1240	768	872	683	701	665	504	401	394	334	302	241	232	232	379	157	125	120	103	98	177	198
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.41m				1:48PM1.35m					2:02AM1.49m				2:40PM1.46m
Low Tide		6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m				7:53PM0.26m					8:27AM0.09m				8:48PM0.17m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50
	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	16	17	15	14	13	13	13	14	16	17	17	16	15	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	7	7	8	10	11	9	8	8	8	9	10	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	15	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 7	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	W 12	W 11
kJ	1354	1281	1240	768	872	683	701	665	504	401	394	334	302	241	232	119	379	157	125	120	103	78	177	198
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 11	W 11	SW 12	W 12	SW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	SSW 10	W 10	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8
kJ	132	118	152	324	172	169	175	163	116	114	114	112	81	75	71	232	69	62	46	37	86	65	66	64
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 20	S 20	W 11	SW 12	W 12	SSW 18	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	W 10	SW 14	W 10	S 9	S 9	W 9	W 12	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	—	15	7	152	72	178	30	29	41	40	40	39	35	34	33	69	33	68	43	59	40	98	78	58
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	205	205	187	172	223	312	362	342	386	382	305	223	217	222	162	218	179	135	121	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	7	7	7	6	7	10	7	6	6	2	2	0	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	4	3	3
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