Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 423 | 367 | 486 | 384 | 414 | 332 | 254 | 254 | 216 | 187 | 310 | 480 | 371 | 341 | 366 | 914 | 1130 | 1422 | 1169 | 1180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.21m | 1:11AM1.22m | 1:32PM1.34m | 1:44AM1.33m | 2:00PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.43m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:46PM0.30m | 7:51AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 431 | 423 | 367 | 486 | 384 | 414 | 332 | 254 | 254 | 216 | 187 | 129 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 287 | 914 | 1130 | 1422 | 1169 | 1180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 128 | 86 | 80 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 30 | 162 | 366 | 178 | 131 | — | 139 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | W 9 | — | — | S 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 102 | 123 | 94 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 35 | 310 | 480 | 371 | 341 | 682 | 383 | 295 | 109 | — | 258 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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