Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 640 | 652 | 796 | 796 | 784 | 736 | 657 | 646 | 514 | 407 | 978 | 1130 | 1429 | 1387 | 1452 | 1288 | 1110 | 1030 | 848 | 737 | 657 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.00m | 8:48AM0.92m | 9:37PM0.93m | 11:20AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.63m | 2:02AM0.64m | 2:56PM0.73m | 4:47AM0.65m | 5:47PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 640 | 652 | 796 | 796 | 784 | 736 | 657 | 646 | 514 | 407 | 978 | 1130 | 1429 | 1387 | 1452 | 1288 | 1110 | 1030 | 848 | 737 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 31 | 83 | 79 | 71 | 40 | 305 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 73 | 49 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 127 | — | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 117 | 158 | 227 | 247 | 133 | 123 | 120 | 134 | 104 | 43 | 108 | 206 | 127 | 76 | 145 | 118 | 91 | 43 | 95 | 147 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
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