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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 3.
Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Afternoon (07 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Evening (07 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 3278 | 3088 | 3406 | 3763 | 3547 | 3198 | 2834 | 2500 | 2462 | 2208 | 1875 | 1569 | 1546 | 1405 | 1449 | 1523 | 1720 | 2575 | 3046 | 3467 | 3911 | 5254 | 7712 | 7970 | 7283 | 6821 | 6059 | 5633 | 5246 | 4873 | 5019 | 5633 | 7349 | 9393 | 10722 | 11387 | 10306 | 9530 | 8340 | 7563 | 7644 | 7520 | 6949 | 6632 | 5937 | 4910 | 4370 | 4295 | 3347 | 2695 | 2253 | 1602 | 1381 | 982 | 895 | 773 | 658 | 651 | 859 | 782 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:25PM 1.14 | 1:28AM 1.25 | 2:07PM 1.22 | 2:10AM 1.31 | 2:45PM 1.29 | 2:49AM 1.36 | 3:21PM 1.36 | 3:26AM 1.41 | 3:57PM 1.42 | 4:02AM 1.43 | 4:32PM 1.47 | 4:39AM 1.43 | 5:09PM 1.50 | 5:18AM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:14AM 0.40 | 7:25PM 0.49 | 7:57AM 0.33 | 8:09PM 0.42 | 8:34AM 0.26 | 8:48PM 0.36 | 9:10AM 0.20 | 9:25PM 0.30 | 9:44AM 0.15 | 10:02PM 0.26 | 10:17AM 0.12 | 10:39PM 0.24 | 10:51AM 0.12 | 11:18PM 0.23 | 11:27AM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
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