Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (04 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 918 | 754 | 676 | 610 | 645 | 604 | 512 | 471 | 497 | 561 | 561 | 472 | 458 | 408 | 365 | 359 | 517 | 734 | 1059 | 771 | 634 | 1430 | 1306 | 1676 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.27m | 5:53AM1.21m | 6:31PM1.24m | 6:37AM1.15m | 7:19PM1.23m | 7:31AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.44m | 12:06PM0.35m | 00:38AM0.48m | 12:48PM0.39m | 1:32AM0.50m | 1:38PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 268 | 233 | 676 | 610 | 645 | 604 | 512 | 471 | 497 | 561 | 561 | 448 | 440 | 383 | 343 | 359 | 517 | 734 | 1059 | 771 | 634 | 1430 | 1306 | 1676 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 198 | 194 | 169 | 133 | 193 | 322 | 372 | 352 | 548 | 472 | 458 | 408 | 365 | 303 | 314 | 232 | 164 | 390 | 486 | 35 | 47 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | NW 15 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 62 | 69 | 78 | 133 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 35 | — | — | 134 | 86 | 17 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 918 | 754 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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