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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Witsands today?

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212121111111111111111161413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23831864164314171220970884884792812836821701650650600589589109828952775375933883071
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
1.09
11:22PM
0.97
11:33AM
1.09
12:36AM
1.03
12:39PM
1.14
1:27AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
0.55
5:18AM
0.65
6:24PM
0.51
6:36AM
0.60
7:17PM
0.43
7:29AM
0.52
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:50
Sunset---8:00-------8:00-------8:00----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020201919191920202020191919192021212118171717
Feels °C (?)201918191818191920181718171719201818191912111010
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