Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 9PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 806 | 1145 | 1422 | 1349 | 1180 | 1028 | 964 | 850 | 822 | 747 | 734 | 614 | 666 | 643 | 954 | 2237 | 2469 | 2278 | 2232 | 1977 | 1850 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.47m | 2:15AM1.42m | 2:29PM1.57m | 2:46AM1.50m | 2:58PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.19m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.08m | 8:49AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 806 | 1145 | 1422 | 1349 | 1180 | 1028 | 964 | 850 | 822 | 747 | 734 | 614 | 666 | 568 | 625 | 2237 | 2469 | 2278 | 2232 | 1977 | 1850 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 17 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | S 11 | ESE 8 | S 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 56 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 106 | 45 | 643 | 954 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 20 | SE 7 | SW 18 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 119 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 82 | 43 | 5 | — | 26 | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 39 | 42 | 130 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 168 | 167 | 47 | 101 |
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