Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 1AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 560 | 485 | 683 | 357 | 503 | 431 | 375 | 293 | 254 | 216 | 301 | 535 | 774 | 1880 | 2285 | 2392 | 2803 | 3289 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.47m | 6:28AM1.27m | 6:48PM1.41m | 7:15AM1.19m | 7:38PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.25m | 12:25PM0.29m | 1:09AM0.31m | 1:11PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 499 | 560 | 485 | 683 | 357 | 503 | 431 | 375 | 293 | 254 | 216 | 144 | 535 | 774 | 1880 | 2285 | 2392 | 2803 | 3289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 324 | 319 | 309 | 109 | 237 | — | 41 | 40 | 117 | 58 | 102 | 301 | 117 | 457 | 60 | 41 | 25 | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 60 | 136 | 98 | 96 | 92 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 15 | 101 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 283 | 39 | 9 | 9 |
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