Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, gales from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2723 | 2528 | 2310 | 1700 | 1301 | 1116 | 853 | 1979 | 1757 | 1534 | 1664 | 2041 | 1890 | 1003 | 1003 | 1303 | 1334 | 1427 | 1422 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.41m | 6:48AM1.20m | 7:10PM1.28m | 7:55AM1.08m | 8:30PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.30m | 12:46PM0.40m | 1:38AM0.42m | 1:54PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2723 | 2528 | 2310 | 1700 | 1301 | 1116 | 853 | 510 | 426 | 380 | 322 | 311 | 242 | 541 | 391 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 16 | WNW 14 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 211 | 131 | 305 | 252 | 304 | 20 | 69 | 80 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 189 | 143 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 180 | 247 | 314 | 517 | 1979 | 1757 | 1534 | 1664 | 2041 | 1890 | 1003 | 1003 | 1303 | 1334 | 1427 | 1422 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 168 | 943 | 263 | 1446 | 1314 | 1446 | 1314 | 208 | 3892 | 263 | 39 | 35 |
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