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Witsands surf break

Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Witsands today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (01 Jun)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, near gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
11
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
2.2
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
8
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
771
974
1258
1290
1336
1182
1008
799
731
511
459
672
721
1216
1269
1211
1272
1432
1044
1125
1516
1416
1229
1201
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
S
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
55
SE
50
ESE
50
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:59PM1.34m
4:04AM1.35m
4:34PM1.32m
4:39AM1.31m
5:10PM1.30m
5:14AM1.26m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.21m
10:02PM0.33m
10:21AM0.23m
10:37PM0.36m
10:55AM0.26m
11:13PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:45
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
5:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:44
—
—
—
—
5:44
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
11
10
10
7
6
6
6
6
4
4
5
3
5
4
4
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
11
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
W
11
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
Energy kJ
771
974
1258
1290
1336
1182
1008
799
731
511
415
297
721
1216
1269
1211
940
850
772
689
561
448
433
369
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1
SSW
14
1
SW
10
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
17
35
14
33
12
12
5
78
149
334
225
396
188
191
149
116
86
56
53
33
33
33
33
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.8
SW
10
1
W
11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
24
107
136
240
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.2
S
5
1.8
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
74
276
196
459
672
565
664
677
763
1272
1432
1044
1125
1516
1416
1229
1201
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Boneyards
Cape Town
Glencairn
Cape Town
Long Beach
Cape Town
Long Beach
Cape Town
Boneyards
Cape Town
Long Beach
Cape Town
Boneyards
Cape Town
The Hoek
Cape Town
Queens
Cape Town
Hawston
Overberg
Hawston
Overberg
Victoria Bay
Garden Route
Hawston
Overberg
Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)
Cape Town
Kamer Van
Cape Town
Baboon Point
West Coast
The Point (Elands Bay)
West Coast
The Point (Elands Bay)
West Coast
Mzimpuni
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Garbage Dump
West Coast
Heaven
West Coast
Heaven
West Coast
Koeel Bay
Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
3
3
2
1
4
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
10
29
74
74
386
74
46
44
206
208
208
1103
916
232
168
168
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
The Hoek
Hout Bay
Hout Bay
Dumps
Beach Road
Hout Bay
Sunset
Captains
Rocklands
Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)
Beach Road
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Koeel Bay
Overberg
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Hell
West Coast
Hell
West Coast
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Sunset
Cape Town
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Super Tubes
Eastern Cape (S)
Hell
West Coast
Hawston
Overberg
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Doring Bay
West Coast
Doring Bay
West Coast
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Whispering Waves
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Periwinkles
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Doring Bay
West Coast
Whispering Waves
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Periwinkles
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Whacky Point
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Maraa
French Polynesia
Ahijedero
Mexico
Fairway Reef
New Zealand
Taupo Bay
New Zealand
Taupo Bay
New Zealand
Taupo Bay
New Zealand
Cabo Blanco
Costa Rica
Ahijedero
Mexico
Ahijedero
Mexico
Tahai
Chile
Ahijedero
Mexico
Viri Inga O Tuki
Chile
Viri Inga O Tuki
Chile
Kaifu Rivermouth
Japan
Papa Tangaroa
Chile
Arataki
New Zealand
Ahijedero
Mexico
Lebu
Chile
Buchupureo
Chile
Gas Bay
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Barbel Point
South Africa
Cobblestones
Australia
Teniente (Lieutenant)
Chile
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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