Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 422 | 447 | 507 | 458 | 444 | 386 | 342 | 331 | 273 | 227 | 216 | 209 | 169 | 167 | 161 | 91 | 75 | 109 | 164 | 773 | 1165 | 1122 | 978 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:03AM1.44m | 5:17PM1.51m | 5:45AM1.33m | 6:02PM1.37m | 6:37AM1.21m | 7:01PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:35PM0.17m | 11:46AM0.30m | 00:23AM0.31m | 12:41PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 367 | 256 | 201 | 507 | 458 | 444 | 386 | 192 | 331 | 273 | 227 | 216 | 209 | 169 | 167 | 161 | 91 | 23 | 31 | 113 | 773 | 1165 | 1122 | 978 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SW 13 | — | SE 15 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 336 | 422 | 447 | 136 | 458 | — | 9 | 342 | 170 | 117 | 150 | 150 | 99 | 59 | 59 | 42 | 43 | 75 | 109 | 164 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SE 11 | SW 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SE 10 | W 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 52 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | N 5 | NW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 645 | 647 | 493 | 392 | 115 | 93 | 188 | — | 2 | 22 | 38 | 95 | 165 | 103 | 67 | 47 | 39 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 41 | 71 | 275 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 47 |
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