Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1111 | 964 | 882 | 802 | 743 | 683 | 671 | 918 | 1073 | 1610 | 2691 | 2646 | 5012 | 4252 | 3468 | 2757 | 2069 | 1524 | 1313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:36PM0.96m | 11:24AM1.09m | 11:45PM1.06m | 12:09PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.67m | 4:59AM0.59m | 5:52PM0.56m | 5:54AM0.49m | 6:32PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1111 | 964 | 882 | 802 | 743 | 683 | 671 | 918 | 1073 | 1610 | 2691 | 2646 | 4283 | 4252 | 3468 | 2757 | 2069 | 1524 | 1313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 279 | 545 | 457 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 42 | 61 | 51 | 221 | 5012 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 206 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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