Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 5AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3959 | 4623 | 3861 | 3314 | 3149 | 3318 | 3214 | 3318 | 3135 | 3385 | 3420 | 3673 | 4193 | 4370 | 4250 | 3835 | 3397 | 2760 | 2288 | 2221 | 2474 | 3893 | 4228 | 4277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.10m | 8:48PM1.23m | 9:52AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:13PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.44m | 3:47PM0.55m | 5:09AM0.43m | 5:37PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3959 | 4623 | 3861 | 3314 | 3149 | 3318 | 3214 | 3318 | 3135 | 3385 | 3420 | 3673 | 4193 | 4370 | 4250 | 3835 | 3397 | 2760 | 2288 | 2221 | 2474 | 3893 | 4228 | 4277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 344 | 342 |
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