Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 3PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1578 | 1269 | 1172 | 974 | 1042 | 851 | 808 | 734 | 784 | 2803 | 3438 | 1615 | 3515 | 6514 | 6283 | 3144 | 2597 | 2278 | 2247 | 2061 | 2004 | 1663 | 1504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | off |
High Tide | 1:53PM1.18m | 1:56AM1.25m | 2:29PM1.27m | 2:33AM1.32m | 3:02PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.38m | 7:59PM0.45m | 8:20AM0.30m | 8:36PM0.38m | 8:52AM0.23m | 9:09PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | — | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1578 | 1269 | 1172 | 974 | 1042 | 851 | 808 | 689 | 784 | 2803 | 3438 | 1154 | 3515 | — | 5592 | 3144 | 2597 | 2278 | 2247 | 2061 | 2004 | 1663 | 1504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 103 | 203 | 226 | 309 | 220 | 304 | 180 | 734 | 689 | 119 | — | 1615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | 178 | 153 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | — | 163 | 195 | 515 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | 5 | 216 | 852 | 6514 | 6283 | 427 | 346 | 373 | 286 | 333 | 311 | 234 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 161 | 161 | 592 | 158 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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