Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2232 | 1977 | 1850 | 1617 | 1291 | 1277 | 2094 | 2006 | 1643 | 932 | 875 | 734 | 578 | 494 | 525 | 617 | 846 | 916 | 735 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.65m | 3:18AM1.54m | 3:29PM1.68m | 3:51AM1.55m | 4:02PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.01m | 9:19AM0.06m | 9:45PM-0.02m | 9:51AM0.06m | 10:19PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2232 | 1977 | 1850 | 1617 | 1291 | 1277 | 2094 | 2006 | 1643 | 932 | 875 | 734 | 578 | 489 | 462 | 383 | 309 | 299 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 142 | 111 | 108 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 60 | 101 | 126 | 276 | 396 | 110 | 123 | 166 | 338 | 269 | 405 | 423 | 494 | 525 | 617 | 846 | 916 | 735 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 167 | 74 | 263 | 348 | 346 | 208 | 463 | 426 | 74 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 18 |
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