Witsands Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.9° 

Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Witsands today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 4PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (29 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
SW
10
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
577
577
1145
1809
828
841
805
1264
2561
2377
2207
1944
1880
1735
1422
1316
1396
1208
1103
911
860
524
551
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:01PM1.63m
4:15AM1.50m
4:31PM1.63m
4:48AM1.47m
5:03PM1.59m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.06m
10:14PM0.07m
10:18AM0.07m
10:45PM0.08m
10:48AM0.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
13
15
8
10
10
8
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
8
8
9
9
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