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Witsands surf break

Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 25 Dec 2025 SAST
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Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Witsands sea temperature is
17.8° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Witsands today?

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (25 Dec)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (25 Dec)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.1
SW
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)771277771212121212111111111111111111666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)434379349385447498526614734722644687606544483429422338332332260287266197
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
40
SSE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
1.37
6:31PM
1.22
7:06AM
1.34
7:24PM
1.16
7:58AM
1.32
8:30PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
0.38
12:37AM
0.31
1:23PM
0.40
1:25AM
0.38
2:25PM
0.41
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
Sunrise-5:33-------5:33-------5:33------
Sunset----7:59-------7:59--------8:00--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181921201919191919192020201919191819202020201919
Feels °C (?)131518141212121313141514121112141314141313121213
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