Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is

17.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Witsands today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue morning).
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1545	1450	925	760	1449	1316	907	622	488	382	375	332	292	286	893	1196	1291	1253	1288	1094	1134
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			8:36PM1.09m				9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m				10:57AM1.25m					11:36PM1.15m
Low Tide	2:24PM0.50m				2:58AM0.48m				4:11PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:32PM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43
	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	7:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	18	18	17	17	18	18
Feels °C	12	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	14	17	17	16	14	15	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 11	SE 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1545	1450	925	760	58	6	907	622	488	382	375	332	292	240	893	1196	1291	1253	1288	1094	1134
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SE 13	W 18	SE 12	W 18	W 18	W 16	SW 17	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	WNW 15
kJ	60	38	37	37	7	6	6	6	6	5	12	47	110	286	10	10	10	9	8	8	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 14	—	SE 13	—	ESE 9	W 18	W 18	—	—	S 15	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	—	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	W 15	SE 10
kJ	—	4	—	7	—	8	6	6	—	—	4	10	10	10	—	10	10	9	9	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 4	S 5	S 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	21	124	185	1449	1316	50	103	173	204	236	232	221	161	82	49	57	53	60	31	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Queens Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Queens Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	I and Js Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	Inner Kom Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Misty Cliffs Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	2	4	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	346	101	74	74	44	29	346	425	463	101	29	10	6	4	0	6	6	7	7	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town						Rocklands					Rocklands	Captains	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	The Hoek	Olifants Bos	Olifants Bos	Captains	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Sunset
Rating (10 max)						4					3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Buchupureo Chile	Boners United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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