Witsands Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.6° 

Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Witsands today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.7
WSW
16
1
SW
12
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
479
471
367
355
331
250
255
264
682
663
590
486
486
486
543
501
535
535
576
428
378
352
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:33PM1.52m
4:40AM1.42m
5:03PM1.53m
5:13AM1.39m
5:34PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.12m
10:42PM0.20m
10:47AM0.12m
11:13PM0.20m
11:16AM0.16m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
20
21
21
21
19
19
18
19
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
14
15
16
17
17
18
17
17
14
16
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
15
15
16
17
16
15
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