Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 2AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 628 | 976 | 2419 | 2207 | 2349 | 1974 | 2222 | 1889 | 1753 | 1597 | 1250 | 967 | 514 | 722 | 722 | 1114 | 791 | 811 | 887 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.59m | 4:53AM1.46m | 5:08PM1.48m | 5:42AM1.37m | 6:00PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.05m | 10:57AM0.19m | 11:26PM0.16m | 11:48AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 247 | 851 | 2419 | 2207 | 2349 | 1974 | 2222 | 1889 | 1753 | 1597 | 1250 | 967 | 514 | 722 | 722 | 1114 | 791 | 811 | 887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 6 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 628 | 976 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 330 | 94 | 196 | 96 | 98 | 137 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 38 | 53 | 55 | 44 | 55 | 37 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 402 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 43 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 123 | 0 |
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