Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is

17.0°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 4AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	W 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	292	225	167	163	160	128	128	177	145	134	104	124	436	1019	1523	2986	2767	2729	2448	2582	2060	1968	1597	1278
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		3:31AM1.55m				3:41PM1.66m				4:10AM1.52m				4:23PM1.59m				4:53AM1.46m					5:08PM1.48m
Low Tide				9:31AM0.08m				10:00PM-0.02m				10:12AM0.12m				10:41PM0.05m				10:56AM0.19m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19
Feels °C	14	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	W 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12
kJ	292	225	167	163	160	128	128	177	145	134	104	124	303	614	1523	2986	2767	2729	2448	2582	2060	1968	1597	1278
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SW 12	SW 12	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 12	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	SE 9	SE 8	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	9	21	26	27	30	90	83	90	83	60	57	40	436	1019	722	7	7	7	7	12	11	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	S 6	SW 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SW 20	W 9	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	—	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	—	W 12
kJ	20	31	22	31	77	19	40	22	23	23	16	100	40	7	7	—	—	—	—	7	7	6	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 4	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 6	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4
kJ	90	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	37	27	33	35	47	37	30	33	14	24	21	24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Misty Cliffs Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Llandudno Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Milnerton Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	6	7	0	6	408	6	6	6	2	1	2	6	6	6	101	35	7	7	20	6	6	408	101	39
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Olifants Bos		Olifants Bos	Beach Road	Beach Road	Captains	Captains	Captains	Long Beach	Long Beach	Long Beach		Haakgat	Haakgat	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Long Beach			Captains
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3		4	4	4	4	4	4			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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