Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is

17.2°C

Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Witsands today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1846	1697	1545	1568	864	760	939	1316	840	675	488	382	375	332	275	286	893	1089	1291	1253	1288
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide					8:36PM1.09m				9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m				10:57AM1.25m
Low Tide			2:24PM0.50m				2:58AM0.48m				4:11PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:32PM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	16	17	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	13	13	12	10	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	10	9	11	14	17	17	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13
kJ	1846	1697	1545	1568	864	760	939	6	840	675	488	382	375	332	254	240	893	1089	1291	1253	1288
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 18	SE 12	W 18	W 18	W 16	SW 17	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	102	71	60	38	37	37	58	6	6	6	6	5	12	47	110	286	10	10	10	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	—	E 14	—	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 9	W 18	W 18	—	—	S 15	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	—	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	3	23	—	4	—	7	7	8	6	6	—	—	4	10	10	10	—	10	10	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	—	—	SSE 4	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSW 12	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5
kJ	4	—	—	37	154	187	86	1316	61	86	138	194	249	287	275	172	98	68	61	44	42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Donkin Bay West Coast	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Queens Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Crayfish Factory Cape Town	I and Js Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	6	425	346	101	74	74	74	263	325	425	346	368	29	10	6	0	4	6	6	7	6
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Rating (10 max)	3												3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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