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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4904 | 6232 | 6152 | 5956 | 6202 | 8499 | 8274 | 7611 | 6994 | 5995 | 5140 | 4445 | 3718 | 3452 | 3452 | 4043 | 4293 | 4372 | 4822 | 6399 | 9838 | 11054 | 11643 | 11624 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:36PM 1.52 | 4:50AM 1.59 | 5:20PM 1.44 | 5:36AM 1.46 | 6:10PM 1.33 | 6:30AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:38PM 0.11 | 11:09AM 0.06 | 11:24PM 0.21 | 11:56AM 0.20 | 12:17AM 0.34 | 12:52PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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