Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 2AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 157 | 228 | 167 | 211 | 373 | 806 | 1145 | 1422 | 1349 | 1180 | 1028 | 964 | 850 | 822 | 747 | 734 | 614 | 666 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.33m | 2:00PM1.47m | 2:15AM1.42m | 2:29PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.30m | 7:51AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.19m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 187 | 157 | 62 | 100 | 100 | 180 | 806 | 1145 | 1422 | 1349 | 1180 | 1028 | 964 | 850 | 822 | 747 | 734 | 614 | 666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | SW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 104 | 38 | 111 | 366 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 78 | 57 | 46 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 104 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 7 | 30 | 7 | 100 | 121 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 104 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 115 | 228 | 167 | 211 | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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