Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 4AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2046 | 1798 | 1521 | 1410 | 606 | 680 | 913 | 892 | 2088 | 1844 | 1514 | 1140 | 887 | 647 | 947 | 1314 | 1850 | 1941 | 1864 | 2111 | 1839 | 1952 | 2293 | 2161 |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.35m | 1:45PM1.37m | 2:00AM1.45m | 2:32PM1.51m | 2:47AM1.53m | 3:13PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.21m | 7:55PM0.25m | 8:19AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:01AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 2046 | 1798 | 1521 | 1410 | 606 | 445 | 631 | 818 | 2088 | 1844 | 1514 | 1140 | 887 | 647 | 572 | 1314 | 1850 | 1941 | 1864 | 2111 | 1839 | 1952 | 2293 | 2161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 27 | WSW 10 | SW 25 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 104 | 336 | 242 | 892 | 76 | 66 | 14 | 21 | 162 | 381 | 947 | 251 | 207 | 332 | 229 | 106 | 146 | 106 | 19 | 489 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | — | 27 | 10 | 38 | — | 140 | 116 | 169 | 137 | 106 | 42 | 30 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 551 | 680 | 913 | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | 213 | 280 | 280 | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | 37 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 158 | 5 | 60 | 124 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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