Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 7PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2038 | 2421 | 3715 | 3534 | 3185 | 2633 | 2278 | 1983 | 1665 | 1363 | 1208 | 1014 | 827 | 663 | 643 | 496 | 473 | 355 | 349 | 287 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.68m | 4:16AM1.51m | 4:29PM1.62m | 4:47AM1.44m | 4:59PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.03m | 10:15PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:49AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2038 | 2421 | 3715 | 3534 | 3185 | 2633 | 2278 | 1983 | 1665 | 1363 | 1208 | 1014 | 827 | 663 | 643 | 496 | 473 | 355 | 349 | 263 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 735 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 459 | 372 | — | — | 336 | 217 | 125 | 87 | 50 | 43 | 49 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 612 | 696 | 734 | 817 | 839 | 817 | 684 | 593 | 1368 | 1151 | 346 | 389 | 951 | 25 | 48 | 102 | 106 | 170 | 275 | 287 | 321 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 346 | 386 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 282 | 170 | 30 | 71 |
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