Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1855 | 1795 | 2087 | 2405 | 2403 | 2003 | 1553 | 1384 | 1576 | 1485 | 1361 | 1328 | 1387 | 1412 | 1507 | 1328 | 1507 | 1674 | 1387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.28m | 7:55AM1.08m | 8:30PM1.15m | 9:46AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.42m | 1:54PM0.53m | 3:14AM0.51m | 3:57PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 482 | 380 | 322 | 311 | 242 | 193 | 138 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 103 | 101 | 94 | 135 | 149 | 111 | 114 | 523 | 1314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 78 | 22 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 56 | 56 | 25 | 90 | 57 | 57 | 38 | 65 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 31 | — | 18 | 18 | 149 | 38 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1855 | 1795 | 2087 | 2405 | 2403 | 2003 | 1553 | 1384 | 1576 | 1485 | 1361 | 1328 | 1387 | 1412 | 1507 | 1328 | 1507 | 1674 | 1387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 943 | 1017 | 1476 | 1314 | 1327 | 1314 | 1476 | 3889 | 263 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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