Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1119 | 1074 | 913 | 807 | 376 | 459 | 668 | 1187 | 2350 | 2405 | 1949 | 1977 | 1710 | 1465 | 1547 | 1151 | 1147 | 799 | 711 | 560 | 517 | 419 | 359 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.19m | 1:40AM1.24m | 2:08PM1.31m | 2:13AM1.33m | 2:36PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.41m | 7:45PM0.45m | 7:59AM0.30m | 8:17PM0.34m | 8:27AM0.21m | 8:46PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1119 | 1074 | 913 | 807 | 376 | 356 | 668 | 1187 | 2350 | 2405 | 1949 | 1977 | 1710 | 1465 | 1547 | 1151 | 1147 | 799 | 711 | 560 | 517 | 396 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 45 | 70 | 123 | 270 | 234 | 255 | 249 | 116 | 61 | — | — | 146 | 54 | 103 | 198 | 134 | 216 | 208 | 187 | 137 | 419 | 359 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 203 | 459 | 242 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 113 | 140 | 153 | 207 | 188 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 16 | 3 | 22 | 43 | 73 | 108 | 116 | 69 | 88 | 92 | 130 | 214 | 225 | 155 | 115 | 234 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 402 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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