Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 2PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 976 | 846 | 651 | 1447 | 1824 | 1575 | 1547 | 1554 | 1606 | 1906 | 2672 | 4622 | 4831 | 4149 | 2845 | 2071 | 1652 | 1338 | 1138 | 959 | 753 | 617 | 381 | 249 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:22PM1.48m | 1:51AM1.37m | 1:57PM1.51m | 2:25AM1.41m | 2:29PM1.52m | 2:56AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.28m | 7:47PM0.14m | 7:52AM0.24m | 8:19PM0.10m | 8:26AM0.22m | 8:50PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | 7:22 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 976 | 846 | 447 | 1447 | 1824 | 1575 | 1547 | 1554 | 1606 | 1906 | 2672 | 4622 | 4831 | 4149 | 2845 | 2071 | 1652 | 1338 | 1138 | 959 | 753 | 617 | 303 | 249 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 488 | 480 | 400 | 24 | 23 | 340 | 262 | 198 | 164 | 130 | 604 | 71 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 273 | 213 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | W 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | NW 11 | S 13 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 27 | 176 | 27 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 102 | 126 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 13 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 651 | 627 | 415 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 199 | 258 | 244 | 171 | 144 | 266 | 531 | 381 | 225 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 463 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 346 | 425 | 1432 | 408 | 46 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
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