Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is

14.4° 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 (10 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 5PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Aug)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Afternoon (10 Aug)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Evening (10 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 10					Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 8	SW 23	SW 22	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	882	1005	1175	975	2786	1960	1699	1420	904	669	580	1055	1542	2150	2207	2339	2344	2267	2375	2595	2311
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		1:45PM1.37m				2:00AM1.45m					2:32PM1.51m				2:47AM1.53m				3:14PM1.62m
Low Tide				7:55PM0.25m					8:20AM0.10m				8:44PM0.13m				9:02AM0.02m				9:27PM0.05m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	16	14	13	12	13	14	16	19	21	20	21
Feels °C	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	8	8	6	7	6	8	9	12	15	18	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 22	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	738	515	572	754	2786	1960	1699	1420	904	669	491	329	1542	2150	2207	2339	2344	2267	2375	2595	2311
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SSW 13	SW 10	SSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 16	WSW 10	SW 25	SW 24	SW 23	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SE 9	SW 10	S 10	SW 21
kJ	6	229	231	975	101	66	66	5	20	161	455	1055	278	211	207	163	110	240	64	8	880
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 11	WSW 10	—	—	—	W 27	SW 26	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	S 10	—	S 10
kJ	—	—	115	229	—	—	—	14	27	20	40	20	—	—	—	119	84	85	17	—	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	882	1005	1175	256	209	355	316	392	523	456	580	725	608	611	505	454	328	827	186	279	329
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Distance (km)	169	943	167	35	29	18	18	18	18	7	10	10	7	18	2	2	0	0	0	2	2
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Rating (10 max)				4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	6	8	8

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