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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 242 | 256 | 580 | 678 | 754 | 739 | 609 | 450 | 335 | 257 | 220 | 202 | 207 | 273 | 329 | 380 | 439 | 766 | 1578 | 2248 | 2128 | 1862 | 1338 | 1046 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:22AM 1.07 | 10:41PM 1.07 | 11:23AM 1.09 | 12:11AM 1.19 | 12:38PM 1.19 | 1:05AM 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:52AM 0.58 | 4:07PM 0.54 | 5:12AM 0.56 | 5:51PM 0.47 | 6:35AM 0.43 | 6:52PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sun 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
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