Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 835 | 759 | 626 | 509 | 456 | 369 | 172 | 266 | 328 | 328 | 352 | 812 | 730 | 574 | 624 | 678 | 666 | 663 | 671 | 659 | 725 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.59m | 5:54AM1.39m | 6:19PM1.52m | 6:37AM1.28m | 7:00PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.07m | 11:55PM0.16m | 12:00PM0.16m | 00:39AM0.24m | 12:39PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 835 | 759 | 626 | 509 | 456 | 369 | 172 | 266 | 328 | 328 | 270 | 812 | 730 | 574 | 624 | 678 | 666 | 663 | 671 | 659 | 725 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 55 | 77 | 163 | 178 | 157 | 290 | 352 | 171 | 244 | 235 | 188 | 184 | 181 | 171 | 98 | 96 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 103 | 130 | 228 | 112 | 146 | 166 | 164 | 180 | 153 | 117 | 82 | 51 | 33 | 102 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
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