Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 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 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 905 | 1067 | 1050 | 1026 | 1059 | 960 | 805 | 551 | 473 | 827 | 2054 | 2504 | 3231 | 11253 | 11614 | 10614 | 10534 | 9959 | 9418 | 7375 | 5488 | 4542 | 3653 | 1800 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.06m | 9:45PM1.24m | 10:32AM1.04m | 10:48PM1.21m | 11:39AM1.06m | 11:47PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.50m | 4:28AM0.46m | 4:27PM0.54m | 5:32AM0.45m | 5:36PM0.55m | 6:27AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 905 | 1067 | 1050 | 1026 | 1059 | 960 | 805 | 551 | 473 | 827 | 1775 | 2504 | 2813 | 11253 | 11614 | 10614 | 10534 | 9959 | 9418 | 7375 | 5488 | 4542 | 3653 | 1800 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 15 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 22 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 232 | 108 | 73 | 18 | — | 291 | 226 | 318 | 262 | 74 | 266 | 1782 | 3231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1061 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | SW 21 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | 522 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 31 | 41 | 49 | 74 | 107 | 214 | 255 | 351 | 574 | 2054 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 65 | 106 | 131 | 160 | 187 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
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