Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2237 | 1944 | 1499 | 1289 | 1576 | 1485 | 1303 | 1295 | 1352 | 1128 | 1410 | 1103 | 1448 | 1446 | 1847 | 3008 | 3817 | 3672 | 3681 | 2667 | 2269 | 1904 | 1692 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:55AM1.08m | 8:30PM1.15m | 9:46AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | 11:38AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.53m | 3:14AM0.51m | 3:57PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.48m | 5:54PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 252 | 193 | 138 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 103 | 91 | 95 | 135 | 146 | 140 | 154 | 773 | 1847 | 3008 | 3817 | 3672 | 3681 | 2667 | 2269 | 1904 | 1692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 35 | 56 | 56 | 25 | 90 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 83 | 60 | 81 | 73 | 55 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | — | 34 | 57 | 2 | 30 | — | — | 18 | 221 | 38 | 35 | 23 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2237 | 1944 | 1499 | 1289 | 1576 | 1485 | 1303 | 1295 | 1352 | 1128 | 1410 | 1103 | 1448 | 1446 | 1328 | 1187 | 981 | 816 | 619 | 504 | 579 | 542 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1327 | 1327 | 1476 | 3890 | 208 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
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