Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 10PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 426 | 1125 | 1342 | 1252 | 1284 | 1330 | 1354 | 707 | 854 | 868 | 1266 | 1226 | 1220 | 1319 | 1521 | 1806 | 1982 | 2207 | 2207 | 2071 | 1789 | 1789 | 1697 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.37m | 6:58AM1.20m | 7:27PM1.34m | 7:52AM1.14m | 8:20PM1.31m | 8:59AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.37m | 12:59PM0.34m | 1:48AM0.39m | 1:48PM0.41m | 2:50AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 311 | 426 | 1125 | 1342 | 1252 | 1284 | 1330 | 1354 | 707 | 629 | 868 | 1266 | 1226 | 1220 | 1319 | 1521 | 1806 | 1982 | 2207 | 2207 | 2071 | 1789 | 1789 | 1697 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 187 | 248 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 352 | 854 | 617 | 418 | 335 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 181 | 135 | 241 | 241 | 540 | 777 | 777 | 1276 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SW 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 36 | 50 | 48 | 73 | 1 | 1 | — | 298 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 73 | 73 | 150 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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