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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | S 11 | |
291 | 193 | 101 | 164 | 205 | 202 | 169 | 196 | 192 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 248 | 148 | 522 | 646 | 604 | 689 | 1261 | 3059 | 3478 | 3394 | 1933 | 1246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:21PM1.16m | 11:03AM1.08m | 11:37PM1.25m | 12:12PM1.16m | 00:30AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.50m | 4:58AM0.50m | 5:15PM0.47m | 6:09AM0.40m | 6:16PM0.40m | 6:58AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 14 | NW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 291 | 193 | 101 | 164 | 205 | 202 | 169 | 196 | 192 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 248 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 151 | 19 | 6 | 2360 | 3394 | 1933 | 1146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 86 | 54 | 49 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 148 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1246 | 1246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 92 | 38 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 45 | 28 | 59 | 522 | 646 | 604 | 689 | 1261 | 3059 | 3478 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 62 | 181 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 425 | 462 | 1177 | 168 | 168 | 16 |
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