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Witsands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 Dec 2024 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
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Witsands today?
The current surf forecast for Witsands at 5PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witsands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1762 | 1299 | 1438 | 1395 | 1191 | 874 | 833 | 672 | 936 | 920 | 655 | 433 | 366 | 308 | 303 | 297 | 224 | 224 | 187 | 177 | 144 | 138 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 347 | 455 | 973 | 1635 | 4107 | 4445 | 5266 | 3806 | 2798 | 1980 | 1553 | 1198 | 855 | 567 | 485 | 396 | 281 | 201 | 217 | 186 | 222 | 170 | 152 | 255 | 736 | 1111 | 1340 | 1293 | 1121 | 844 | 791 | 884 | 745 | 348 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:58PM 1.25 | 1:39AM 1.20 | 1:41PM 1.31 | 2:18AM 1.27 | 2:21PM 1.37 | 2:55AM 1.34 | 2:59PM 1.43 | 3:32AM 1.40 | 3:37PM 1.46 | 4:09AM 1.45 | 4:15PM 1.47 | 4:47AM 1.49 | 4:55PM 1.44 | 5:26AM 1.50 | 5:37PM 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:30PM 0.33 | 7:38AM 0.44 | 8:08PM 0.26 | 8:18AM 0.37 | 8:44PM 0.19 | 8:56AM 0.31 | 9:20PM 0.14 | 9:34AM 0.26 | 9:55PM 0.10 | 10:13AM 0.23 | 10:31PM 0.09 | 10:53AM 0.22 | 11:08PM 0.11 | 11:36AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
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