Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 12PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2901 | 2679 | 2961 | 4881 | 6120 | 5502 | 4841 | 4020 | 3932 | 3529 | 2489 | 2538 | 3610 | 3181 | 2502 | 2056 | 1656 | 1568 | 1546 | 849 | 1013 | 1111 | 2686 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:32AM1.09m | 11:55PM1.25m | 12:49PM1.22m | 1:05AM1.35m | 1:45PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.43m | 5:36PM0.51m | 6:33AM0.34m | 6:57PM0.39m | 7:32AM0.21m | 7:55PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2901 | 2679 | 2961 | 4881 | 6120 | 5502 | 4841 | 4020 | 3932 | 3529 | 2489 | 2538 | — | 3181 | 2502 | 2056 | 1656 | — | 1546 | 849 | 389 | 640 | 2686 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 193 | 465 | 1111 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 359 | 268 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 5 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 280 | 261 | 3610 | 2383 | — | — | — | 1568 | 1268 | 103 | 1013 | 212 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 168 | 6 | 282 | 327 | 462 | 1887 | 1432 | 2712 | 39 | 44 | 30 | 44 | 206 | 167 | 46 | 35 | 29 |
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