Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 3PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1083 | 933 | 1042 | 1164 | 1509 | 1824 | 1565 | 1504 | 2917 | 2959 | 2680 | 2458 | 1884 | 1668 | 1730 | 1395 | 907 | 803 | 597 | 424 | 435 | 632 | 683 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.53m | 5:28AM1.44m | 6:01PM1.49m | 6:19AM1.33m | 6:52PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.06m | 11:24PM0.17m | 11:42AM0.13m | 00:18AM0.24m | 12:30PM0.22m | 1:14AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1083 | 933 | 1042 | 1164 | 1509 | 1824 | 1565 | 1408 | 2917 | 2959 | 2680 | 2458 | 1884 | 1668 | 1730 | 1395 | 907 | 803 | 597 | 322 | 435 | 632 | 683 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 37 | 72 | 37 | 33 | 388 | 1320 | 1504 | 444 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 219 | 216 | 193 | 282 | 274 | 269 | 49 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 22 | — | SSW 19 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | 37 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 98 | 261 | 424 | 220 | 50 | 50 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 320 | 287 | 228 | 198 | 252 | 252 | 216 | 145 | 124 | 94 | 80 | 63 | 60 | 74 | 113 | 235 | 353 | 384 | 342 | 314 | 271 | 210 | 135 | 211 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 29 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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