Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3372 | 3717 | 4181 | 4369 | 4308 | 3920 | 3880 | 3214 | 2655 | 2503 | 2262 | 2013 | 1936 | 1986 | 1442 | 2050 | 1932 | 1942 | 1791 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:13AM1.46m | 2:24PM1.62m | 2:47AM1.50m | 2:56PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.08m | 8:17AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.03m | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3372 | 3717 | 4181 | 4369 | 4308 | 3920 | 3880 | 3214 | 2655 | 2503 | 2262 | 2013 | 1936 | 1986 | 1442 | 2050 | 1932 | 1942 | 1791 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | ESE 10 | E 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 983 | 598 | 1111 | 874 | 700 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | — | — | 179 | 222 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
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