Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 887 | 794 | 710 | 685 | 652 | 640 | 640 | 652 | 796 | 796 | 784 | 736 | 657 | 646 | 514 | 407 | 902 | 1130 | 1324 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.13m | 7:10AM1.01m | 7:30PM1.00m | 8:48AM0.92m | 9:37PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.53m | 1:03PM0.63m | 2:02AM0.64m | 2:56PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 887 | 794 | 710 | 685 | 652 | 640 | 640 | 652 | 796 | 796 | 784 | 736 | 657 | 646 | 514 | 407 | 902 | 1130 | 1324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 35 | 41 | 58 | 89 | 55 | 305 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 127 | — | 255 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 453 | 308 | 247 | 168 | 121 | 124 | 141 | 189 | 285 | 210 | 79 | 77 | 145 | 175 | 134 | 51 | 92 | 165 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 402 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 125 | 2 | 2 |
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