Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 817 | 1100 | 1080 | 2250 | 1834 | 1891 | 1765 | 1711 | 1631 | 1435 | 1280 | 1280 | 1158 | 993 | 801 | 446 | 422 | 658 | 2119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.03m | 12:59PM1.06m | 1:02AM1.13m | 1:37PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.66m | 6:46AM0.52m | 7:07PM0.56m | 7:27AM0.41m | 7:45PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 817 | 1100 | 1080 | 2250 | 1834 | 1891 | 1765 | 1711 | 1631 | 1435 | 1280 | 1280 | 1158 | 993 | 801 | 446 | 422 | 412 | 2119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | W 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 97 | 275 | 154 | 130 | 57 | 47 | — | — | 218 | — | — | — | 36 | 102 | 338 | 304 | 658 | 191 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 16 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 310 | 291 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 29 |
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