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Witsands surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 19 Apr 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 13.2°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.0 °C max: 19.7 °C min: 16.3 °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 13.2°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.0 °C max: 19.7 °C min: 16.3 °C)

How big are the waves at Witsands today?

The current surf forecast for Witsands at 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

Hourly12 Days
Cape Town Surf
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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)12121515141413131313131312121212121212111112121212111111111717161615151414141313131312121212127899998877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3143869676651426144914221198116296887674963754048842141432523228435869474862562858647846946090720402189239821331877166714751208104286586571057573756864764733063611211273128512081003926623696679623623
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
1.34
1:45PM
1.27
1:53AM
1.42
2:13PM
1.34
2:20AM
1.48
2:41PM
1.40
2:47AM
1.52
3:09PM
1.43
3:15AM
1.53
3:38PM
1.43
3:43AM
1.52
4:07PM
1.41
4:13AM
1.48
4:38PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
0.38
7:47AM
0.30
7:47PM
0.31
8:13AM
0.21
8:15PM
0.25
8:39AM
0.15
8:42PM
0.22
9:05AM
0.11
9:09PM
0.20
9:32AM
0.10
9:37PM
0.20
9:59AM
0.11
10:05PM
0.23
10:28AM
0.15
10:36PM
0.28
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
Sunrise-----7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:18------
Sunset6:16-------6:15-------6:15-------6:14-------6:13-------6:12-------6:10-------6:08---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181616161615161717171818171819191817171514141618181717171717171717171717171718181817171717161717171616161515162022202020
Feels °C (?)17151516161516161516171917181818171816141212141617181718181717161617171615151717171615151510111098910911131819151616

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