Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1025 | 1025 | 1007 | 1074 | 1063 | 940 | 829 | 972 | 997 | 922 | 873 | 855 | 918 | 918 | 855 | 748 | 711 | 635 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.61m | 3:48AM1.48m | 3:56PM1.55m | 4:18AM1.43m | 4:26PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.04m | 9:50AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.10m | 10:19AM0.21m | 10:40PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1025 | 1025 | 1007 | 1074 | 1063 | 940 | 829 | 972 | 997 | 922 | 873 | 855 | 918 | 918 | 855 | 748 | 711 | 635 | 603 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 49 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
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