Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (27 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1890 | 1756 | 1632 | 1819 | 2561 | 2800 | 3572 | 5269 | 4243 | 4201 | 11392 | 9594 | 7908 | 7221 | 6848 | 6326 | 5492 | 4486 | 4055 | 3718 | 3357 | 2840 | 2218 | 1721 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:03PM1.22m | 2:06AM1.29m | 2:40PM1.27m | 2:44AM1.33m | 3:15PM1.32m | 3:20AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.42m | 8:31AM0.28m | 8:44PM0.38m | 9:06AM0.24m | 9:20PM0.34m | 9:39AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1890 | 1756 | 1632 | 1819 | 2561 | 2800 | 3572 | 2267 | 3950 | 4189 | 11392 | 9594 | 7908 | 7221 | 6848 | 6326 | 5492 | 4486 | 4055 | 3718 | 3357 | 2840 | 2218 | 1721 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 46 | 90 | 111 | 336 | 149 | 491 | 1295 | 419 | 457 | 554 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 110 | 42 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 90 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 355 | 448 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 25 | 78 | 158 | 465 | 903 | 5269 | 4243 | 4201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 30 | 79 | 181 | 275 | 387 | 387 | 282 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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