Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 9AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2481 | 2068 | 1833 | 1553 | 1302 | 1106 | 976 | 801 | 773 | 949 | 716 | 804 | 909 | 637 | 397 | 286 | 240 | 331 | 480 | 478 | 524 | 557 | 716 | 671 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07AM1.56m | 2:45PM1.47m | 2:58AM1.59m | 3:34PM1.52m | 3:49AM1.58m | 4:23PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.03m | 8:49PM0.16m | 9:21AM0.01m | 9:41PM0.13m | 10:09AM0.02m | 10:32PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2481 | 2068 | 1833 | 1553 | 1302 | 1106 | 976 | 801 | 773 | 949 | 716 | 804 | 909 | 637 | 397 | 206 | 240 | 208 | 125 | 346 | 473 | 536 | 625 | 671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | W 9 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 6 | NW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 92 | 87 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 119 | 97 | 77 | 19 | 106 | 106 | 65 | 35 | 99 | 48 | 16 | — | — | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 11 | W 12 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | E 10 | — | S 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 79 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 90 | 23 | 83 | 102 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 220 | 286 | 216 | 331 | 480 | 478 | 524 | 557 | 716 | 588 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 |
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