Witsands Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.8° 

Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Witsands today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
9
1.7
SW
10
1.7
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4240
4375
4314
3844
3348
2959
2494
1942
1645
1319
1358
1398
1167
981
835
759
576
509
416
369
365
343
557
576
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
0
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
0
SE
0
SE
0
SE
0
ENE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:12PM1.61m
4:28AM1.54m
4:55PM1.62m
5:11AM1.48m
5:37PM1.59m
5:54AM1.39m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.08m
10:40AM0.02m
11:11PM0.10m
11:20AM0.07m
11:55PM0.16m
12:00PM0.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
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5:53
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
17
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
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