Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 9PM is: 0.9m 23s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1051 | 872 | 730 | 947 | 1314 | 1850 | 1809 | 1864 | 1922 | 1839 | 1952 | 2293 | 2161 | 1916 | 1864 | 2438 | 2998 | 2796 | 2343 | 1982 | 1957 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.51m | 2:47AM1.53m | 3:13PM1.62m | 3:29AM1.57m | 3:52PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:01AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.05m | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:07PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1051 | 872 | 730 | 329 | 1314 | 1850 | 1809 | 1864 | 1922 | 1839 | 1952 | 2293 | 2161 | 1916 | 1571 | 2438 | 2998 | 2796 | 2343 | 1982 | 1957 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 20 | 384 | 947 | 169 | 396 | 292 | 225 | 187 | 149 | 116 | 19 | 382 | 898 | 1864 | 557 | — | — | — | 20 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 10 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 162 | 25 | — | 251 | 211 | 169 | 140 | 87 | — | 65 | — | 8 | 8 | 48 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 187 | — | 242 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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