Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 471 | 455 | 370 | 363 | 351 | 297 | 277 | 280 | 265 | 519 | 542 | 446 | 454 | 491 | 577 | 735 | 1191 | 1598 | 841 | 673 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.52m | 3:14AM1.47m | 3:32PM1.59m | 3:44AM1.50m | 4:01PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:21AM0.09m | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:49AM0.07m | 10:14PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 480 | 471 | 455 | 370 | 363 | 351 | 297 | 242 | 231 | 181 | 519 | 542 | 446 | 454 | 491 | 577 | 735 | 1191 | 1598 | 841 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 256 | 247 | 186 | 183 | 140 | 170 | 170 | 133 | 133 | 265 | 171 | 167 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 46 | 55 | 59 | 39 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | SSE 13 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | 26 | 53 | 67 | 126 | 128 | 277 | 280 | 121 | 57 | 48 | 33 | 63 | 170 | 172 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 564 | 625 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 277 | 324 | 43 |
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