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Witzigs surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Witzigs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Witzigs sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Witzigs today?
The current surf forecast for Witzigs at 9PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Witzigs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 57 | 69 | 92 | 74 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 211 | 130 | 130 | 125 | 395 | 586 | 100 | 110 | 129 | 117 | 141 | 131 | 118 | 157 | 222 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:27AM 1.22 | 12:32PM 0.72 | 12:51AM 1.30 | 12:55PM 0.75 | 1:15AM 1.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:34PM 0.24 | 7:14AM 0.24 | 6:01PM 0.17 | 7:34AM 0.18 | 6:27PM 0.12 | 7:56AM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 35 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
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