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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 28 Apr 2025 SASTForecast 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
13.3° C
(Which is 4.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 187 | 208 | 257 | 395 | 676 | 1527 | 1426 | 1600 | 1621 | 1993 | 2027 | 2408 | 2181 | 1905 | 1384 | 1361 | 997 | 847 | 1062 | 2419 | 3754 | 3817 | 4201 | 3760 | 3279 | 2845 | 2683 | 2451 | 2348 | 2121 | 2036 | 1955 | 1967 | 1898 | 1656 | 1554 | 1433 | 1030 | 869 | 899 | 1030 | 745 | 1087 | 720 | 757 | 676 | 588 | 517 | 442 | 367 | 494 | 421 | 634 | 848 | 953 | 857 | 830 | 908 | 983 | 890 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:44PM 1.59 | 3:56AM 1.70 | 4:26PM 1.54 | 4:40AM 1.60 | 5:11PM 1.45 | 5:26AM 1.45 | 5:59PM 1.34 | 6:17AM 1.29 | 6:57PM 1.23 | 7:21AM 1.13 | 8:13PM 1.14 | 8:49AM 1.03 | 9:47PM 1.12 | 10:30AM 1.01 | 11:08PM 1.17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:46PM 0.04 | 10:17AM -0.05 | 10:30PM 0.10 | 10:59AM 0.05 | 11:16PM 0.20 | 11:45AM 0.19 | 12:08AM 0.33 | 12:37PM 0.34 | 1:12AM 0.46 | 1:42PM 0.46 | 2:43AM 0.55 | 3:10PM 0.54 | 4:28AM 0.55 | 4:41PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tue 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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