Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 160 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 134 | 102 | 144 | 441 | 1019 | 1631 | 3118 | 2767 | 2729 | 2413 | 2582 | 2454 | 2207 | 1597 | 1192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.66m | 4:10AM1.52m | 4:23PM1.59m | 4:53AM1.46m | 5:08PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.02m | 10:12AM0.12m | 10:41PM0.05m | 10:56AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 163 | 160 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 134 | 102 | 144 | 258 | 714 | 1631 | 3118 | 2767 | 2729 | 2413 | 2582 | 2454 | 2207 | 1597 | 1192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SW 16 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 27 | 30 | 90 | 83 | 90 | 83 | 60 | 57 | 40 | 441 | 1019 | 703 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 77 | 19 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 100 | 28 | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 18 | 10 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 408 | 346 | 44 |
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