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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 05 Dec 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 222 | 114 | 193 | 184 | 157 | 377 | 185 | 254 | 314 | 275 | 262 | 222 | 149 | 142 | 690 | 680 | 878 | 959 | 1229 | 1313 | 1313 | 1313 | 1209 | 1131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:07AM 1.53 | 3:20PM 1.63 | 3:53AM 1.54 | 4:08PM 1.57 | 4:40AM 1.52 | 4:55PM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:56PM -0.03 | 9:12AM 0.11 | 9:41PM -0.02 | 10:00AM 0.12 | 10:26PM 0.03 | 10:50AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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