Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 8AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 695 | 1321 | 1895 | 2334 | 2426 | 2305 | 2000 | 1724 | 1550 | 1319 | 1298 | 1209 | 1182 | 1031 | 808 | 789 | 781 | 1040 | 1147 | 901 | 1310 | 7941 | 9536 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.07m | 8:37PM1.19m | 9:22AM1.00m | 9:43PM1.11m | 10:48AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.43m | 2:09PM0.51m | 3:14AM0.51m | 3:14PM0.60m | 4:34AM0.55m | 4:48PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 110 | 695 | 1321 | 1895 | 2334 | 2426 | 2305 | 2000 | 1724 | 1550 | 1319 | 1298 | 1209 | 1182 | 1031 | 808 | 789 | 781 | 1040 | 1147 | 901 | 1310 | 7941 | 9536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 258 | 77 | 56 | 39 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | 82 | 108 | 286 | 267 | 152 | — | — | 178 | 964 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | WSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 120 | 56 | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 133 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 48 | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
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