Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 6PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5381 | 5270 | 4717 | 2424 | 2006 | 1537 | 1228 | 1037 | 918 | 804 | 804 | 650 | 614 | 723 | 1040 | 2031 | 2451 | 2221 | 2160 | 2027 | 2302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.25m | 5:54AM1.16m | 6:03PM1.13m | 6:41AM1.05m | 6:53PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.39m | 11:41PM0.39m | 11:53AM0.50m | 00:19AM0.50m | 12:40PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5381 | 5270 | 4717 | 2424 | 2006 | 1537 | 994 | 866 | 851 | 656 | 804 | 650 | 592 | 723 | 1040 | 2031 | 2451 | 2221 | 2160 | 2027 | 2302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 333 | 1435 | 1249 | 1079 | 1228 | 1037 | — | — | 574 | 511 | 614 | 500 | 392 | 314 | 204 | 130 | 33 | — | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 140 | 23 | 1881 | — | — | — | — | — | 918 | 804 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 408 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 10 | 29 | 775 | 44 |
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