Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Witsands today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1631 | 1435 | 1280 | 1177 | 1106 | 1100 | 829 | 521 | 422 | 821 | 1308 | 2350 | 2326 | 2471 | 2323 | 2390 | 1858 | 1590 | 1264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:02AM1.13m | 1:37PM1.18m | 1:41AM1.24m | 2:08PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.56m | 7:27AM0.41m | 7:45PM0.45m | 7:59AM0.31m | 8:17PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1631 | 1435 | 1280 | 1177 | 1106 | 1100 | 829 | 521 | 422 | 821 | 1308 | 2350 | 2326 | 2471 | 2323 | 2390 | 1858 | 1590 | 1264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 218 | — | — | — | 36 | 121 | 283 | 354 | 363 | 348 | 154 | 86 | 105 | 226 | 279 | 217 | 334 | 357 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 314 | 308 | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 102 | 129 | 154 | 213 | 233 | 297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 101 | 29 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 463 | 408 | 29 | 29 |
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