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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 23 Nov 2025 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
14.9° C
 (Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Witsands today?

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)121611161615151514141314131313131212161514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6386611045929167222261641157615121956121812559321083976865841813109617122590205015411387
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
1.32
5:12AM
1.28
5:16PM
1.25
5:52AM
1.23
5:56PM
1.18
6:41AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.36
10:56PM
0.27
11:12AM
0.41
11:31PM
0.33
11:54AM
0.47
12:12AM
0.38
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28
Sunset--7:35-------7:36-------7:37-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919181818171718181817171716172223222019181818
Feels °C (?)121313121314131313121211101211131920201715141414
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