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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 2PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 315 | 296 | 258 | 253 | 247 | 190 | 140 | 376 | 635 | 974 | 1453 | 1737 | 1878 | 7506 | 8029 | 7729 | 7453 | 6401 | 5175 | 4401 | 4218 | 3897 | 3266 | 2711 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:15AM 1.26 | 8:46PM 1.04 | 9:21AM 1.21 | 10:05PM 1.01 | 10:28AM 1.20 | 11:18PM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:50PM 0.48 | 2:47AM 0.50 | 4:06PM 0.50 | 4:00AM 0.55 | 5:14PM 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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