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Witsands surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 Mar 2024 SAST
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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 15.5°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.0 °C max: 20.6 °C min: 18.0 °C)
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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 15.5°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.0 °C max: 20.6 °C min: 18.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Witsands today?

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 11AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
2.4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
2.3
SW
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SE
2.2
SE
2
SSE
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212141313131313131212121212121111111111111111101010128101010101010101010121110117778891313131313121216151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)100085771575912891919189018901697146813521065976884736655573453437288283237233233224185239304442744229916992093151616681561157015149881659161651748950067186073555857777875580986576566664553982013081443
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
1.38
5:05AM
1.44
5:25PM
1.31
5:34AM
1.35
5:59PM
1.21
6:10AM
1.25
6:44PM
1.11
7:02AM
1.14
8:01PM
1.02
8:37AM
1.05
10:09PM
1.02
10:45AM
1.08
11:44PM
1.16
12:08PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.16
10:54PM
0.24
11:18AM
0.22
11:22PM
0.32
11:49AM
0.30
11:55PM
0.41
12:29PM
0.40
12:40AM
0.52
1:31PM
0.50
2:01AM
0.62
3:22PM
0.56
4:26AM
0.62
5:18PM
0.48
6:03AM
0.47
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01--
Sunset----6:45-------6:44-------6:43-------6:42-------6:39-------6:38-------6:37-------
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Rain (mm)
------------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C171718181717171616171819191917171717192222232219181819201917171717171817171616161616181818181716161620252725252524222223
Feels °C (?)1313141311101099101213121311121314182122232219171719181511111413131413121111111110121110101010121318232423222322191921

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