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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Witsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Witsands sea temperature is
19.1° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Witsands today?

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 1PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
0
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121111111111111111111212131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)289025192242203320712004184415801447139813511327132714401322114811701151130214991610196917711922
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
1.47
6:53PM
1.25
7:18AM
1.40
7:48PM
1.15
8:15AM
1.30
9:03PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
0.27
12:52AM
0.30
1:42PM
0.34
1:43AM
0.41
2:50PM
0.41
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------6:00------
Sunset----7:57-------7:57-------7:55---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819202020201919192021212020191920202121212020
Feels °C (?)161718181820211919181819191818171819192020212020
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