Witsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 18.36° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Witsands sea temperature is

15.3° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 16	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1083	905	891	821	821	732	683	683	600	581	479	471	367	355	331	250	255	264	682	663	590	486	486	486
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		3:38AM1.41m				4:03PM1.48m				4:09AM1.43m				4:33PM1.52m				4:40AM1.42m					5:03PM1.53m
Low Tide				9:51AM0.13m				10:11PM0.22m				10:18AM0.12m				10:42PM0.20m				10:47AM0.12m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	16	17	18	16	17	17	17	19	20	22	21	21	20	19	20	21	22	22	21	20
Feels °C	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	15	14	13	15	16	18	18	18	17	15	17	18	19	19	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1083	905	891	821	821	732	683	683	600	581	479	471	367	355	331	250	255	264	682	663	590	486	486	486
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	WSW 18	SW 18	WSW 16	SE 9	WSW 16	WSW 15	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	61	65	43	23	20	—	—	—	86	77	60	60	61	78	104	76	212	191	52	54	58	64	52	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	SW 19	SW 18	—	—	SW 16	WSW 16	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	—	S 18	—	SSW 16	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	15	13	—	—	69	171	76	76	45	—	6	—	25	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	192	180	127	99	—	25	43	85	250	213	187	187	54	51	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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