Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3525 | 3353 | 3185 | 2633 | 2278 | 1983 | 1665 | 1363 | 1208 | 1014 | 827 | 732 | 643 | 496 | 473 | 361 | 349 | 268 | 263 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.68m | 4:16AM1.51m | 4:29PM1.62m | 4:47AM1.44m | 4:59PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:49AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3525 | 3353 | 3185 | 2633 | 2278 | 1983 | 1665 | 1363 | 1208 | 1014 | 827 | 732 | 643 | 496 | 473 | 361 | 349 | 268 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 337 | 346 | 289 | 244 | 244 | 184 | 129 | 138 | 122 | 83 | 53 | 41 | 21 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 836 | 973 | 1103 | 843 | 619 | 504 | 1052 | 865 | — | 783 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 94 | 110 | 202 | 261 | 293 | 303 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 346 | 170 | 11 | 62 |
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