Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1494 | 1640 | 1451 | 1547 | 1524 | 1422 | 843 | 1249 | 905 | 1067 | 1060 | 1026 | 1059 | 1112 | 805 | 551 | 494 | 852 | 2149 | 2140 | 9466 | 10358 | 11374 | 10181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.13m | 8:44PM1.30m | 9:20AM1.06m | 9:45PM1.24m | 10:32AM1.04m | 10:48PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.41m | 3:20AM0.44m | 3:17PM0.50m | 4:28AM0.46m | 4:27PM0.54m | 5:32AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1494 | 1640 | 1451 | 1547 | 1524 | 1422 | 843 | 1249 | 905 | 1067 | 1060 | 1026 | 1059 | 1112 | 805 | 551 | 494 | 852 | 2149 | 1913 | 9466 | 10358 | 11374 | 10181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | NW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SE 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 15 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 520 | 3 | 276 | 108 | 73 | 17 | — | 291 | 226 | 318 | 341 | 75 | 742 | 2140 | 2371 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | W 11 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 9 | 728 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 31 | 56 | 59 | 109 | 230 | 278 | 385 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 181 | 282 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
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