Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 1PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1137 | 954 | 790 | 666 | 566 | 564 | 459 | 603 | 765 | 1004 | 1791 | 2056 | 2130 | 2061 | 1775 | 1578 | 2744 | 1945 | 1946 | 2576 | 1982 | 1834 | 2065 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.13m | 6:43AM1.06m | 6:55PM1.01m | 8:05AM0.98m | 8:35PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.50m | 00:19AM0.49m | 12:41PM0.61m | 1:18AM0.59m | 2:16PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1137 | 698 | 673 | 651 | 566 | 564 | 459 | 603 | 765 | 1004 | 1791 | 2056 | 2130 | 2061 | 1775 | 1578 | 2744 | 1945 | 1946 | 2576 | 1982 | 1834 | 2065 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 855 | 954 | 790 | 666 | 520 | 457 | 457 | 384 | 333 | 284 | 198 | 194 | 90 | — | 493 | 763 | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 5 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 100 | 144 | — | 94 | 103 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 43 | 420 | 19 | 5 | 54 | 18 | 70 | 54 | 75 | 283 | 43 | 11 |
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