Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 7 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is

16.6°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (25 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).
	Sunday 25							Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	177	176	138	101	81	80	105	95	328	405	368	331	319	476	297	245	225	167	131	128	128	100	150
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					2:26PM1.65m				2:53AM1.53m				3:03PM1.68m				3:31AM1.55m				3:41PM1.66m
Low Tide			8:17AM0.13m				8:46PM-0.02m				8:53AM0.09m				9:22PM-0.05m				9:31AM0.08m				10:00PM-0.02m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	10	11	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	12	14	17	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11
kJ	177	176	138	101	81	65	81	65	328	405	368	331	319	476	297	245	225	167	131	128	128	100	150
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 11	W 13	SW 16	SW 16	NW 11	SW 15	SE 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 6	SSE 6	S 6	SW 12	SW 12	W 10
kJ	46	48	42	42	29	29	61	87	10	10	5	9	4	10	15	24	15	19	38	43	92	83	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 8	WSW 11	W 13	W 11	E 12	S 11	SW 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 14	SW 10	SW 6	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	NW 15
kJ	49	49	72	64	40	40	18	39	3	2	3	2	9	10	10	9	30	24	9	98	40	40	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	18	15	19	28	46	80	105	95	54	36	28	40	51	40	20	45	78	48	—	—	32	40	31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Queens Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Misty Cliffs Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	44	44	346	408	408	74	74	29	39	44	425	425	6	6	6	7	7	1	0	6	6	6	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town								Rocklands	Strand (Pipe)	Strand (Pipe)			Olifants Bos	Long Beach	Dumps	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Hout Bay	Cemetery	Kamer Van	Captains	Captains
Rating (10 max)								2	1	1			2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Alkantstrand KZN North	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Vanthrax France	Ahijedero Mexico	Hossegor - Les Culs Nuls France	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Afife Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Bancoora Australia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Backdoor United States	Arrifana Portugal	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6

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