Witsands surf break

Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Witsands today?

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 7PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (24 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (24 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
8
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
572
711
1089
1864
2094
2451
2967
3009
3189
3062
2820
2477
2146
2036
1700
1581
1390
1258
1062
2121
2084
2021
2576
6542
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:19AM1.07m
10:47PM1.27m
11:29AM1.10m
11:44PM1.30m
12:24PM1.16m
00:30AM1.33m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.48m
5:27AM0.41m
5:28PM0.47m
6:20AM0.35m
6:21PM0.44m
7:02AM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:45
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
SW
18
Energy kJ
572
711
1089
1864
2094
2451
2967
3009
3189
3062
2820
2477
2146
2036
1700
1581
1390
1258
1062
2121
2084
2021
2576
6542
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.6
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
22
0.7
SW
20
2.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
310
314
318
33
31
30
30
30
23
22
11
10
10
10
10
10
4
165
566
19
377
1256
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.1
E
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
14
28
35
2
24
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
8
Distance (km)
0
6
2
2
6
7
6
2
2
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
0
7
6
6
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
8
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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