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Witsands surf break

Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 11 Feb 2025 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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Witsands today?

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (11 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (11 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
2.3
SE
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
1.8
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212127111111111111111010791010101012121314161615141413131313121212121212121117171316161616161615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1167956760614497440383453356326326326422422505478626452116815531758156115611919155640585550938279455940504643813292329228222740247520111835170214221291109210831098110512013345345815713020283224502372214819991761173615811537
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
15
ESE
5
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
1.42
3:01PM
1.43
3:24AM
1.50
3:34PM
1.47
3:55AM
1.55
4:04PM
1.47
4:23AM
1.57
4:34PM
1.45
4:51AM
1.56
5:02PM
1.41
5:18AM
1.51
5:29PM
1.34
5:45AM
1.44
5:57PM
1.26
6:12AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
0.18
9:02AM
0.22
9:15PM
0.12
9:35AM
0.16
9:45PM
0.08
10:06AM
0.14
10:12PM
0.08
10:36AM
0.13
10:39PM
0.11
11:04AM
0.16
11:05PM
0.16
11:31AM
0.21
11:30PM
0.23
11:57AM
0.28
11:55PM
0.32
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset------7:44-------7:43-------7:42-------7:40-------7:39-------7:37-------7:37-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818182021202020191919202121202019181818181817171717171818191918181818192020202019191920212120202020202121212120202020
Feels °C (?)121111111414131314151618191919181713121313131110111111111312141412121112121413131413141415161615161718181919191917202120
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