Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is

16.3°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 2PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).
	Saturday 24							Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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)	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	523	382	314	286	240	245	299	262	177	148	138	101	88	123	149	119	328	380	368	331	319	297	249
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				1:51PM1.57m					2:17AM1.48m				2:26PM1.65m				2:53AM1.53m				3:03PM1.68m
Low Tide		7:43AM0.20m					8:11PM0.05m				8:17AM0.13m				8:46PM-0.02m				8:53AM0.09m				9:22PM-0.05m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	17	16	16	15	12	12	11	11	10	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	11	13	12	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	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	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	523	382	314	286	240	245	299	262	177	148	138	101	81	51	52	65	328	380	368	331	319	297	249
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 8	W 8	WSW 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 13	WSW 12	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 11	W 13	SW 16	SW 16	NW 11	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	38	69	68	68	64	49	54	49	46	48	29	29	29	29	61	87	10	10	5	9	9	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 15	W 16	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 8	WSW 11	W 13	W 11	E 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	42	21	36	59	59	59	4	5	49	49	72	64	40	40	29	39	3	2	3	6	6	9	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 2	SSE 3	SSE 9	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	1	3	82	18	37	31	31	38	52	88	123	149	119	99	67	48	48	68	106	160
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Scarborough Point Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Queens Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Queens Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	2	2	6	6	47	10	44	44	44	425	408	408	408	74	29	35	29	47	346	408	101	29
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Van Riebeek	Captains	Kamer Van	Long Beach	Long Beach		Captains									Tweede Steen	Beach Road	Rocklands					Captains
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	1		2									2	2	2					2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	2
Header Global	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Deba Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Vanthrax France	Hossegor - Les Culs Nuls France	Belharra France	Easky Left Ireland	Deba Spain	El Huerto Spain	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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