
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
434 | 352 | 342 | 342 | 336 | 282 | 241 | 230 | 216 | 212 | 144 | 142 | 137 | 133 | 73 | 77 | 161 | 495 | 862 | 909 | 807 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.51m | 5:46AM1.33m | 6:02PM1.37m | 6:39AM1.21m | 7:02PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:35PM0.17m | 11:46AM0.30m | 00:23AM0.30m | 12:41PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 5 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
434 | 352 | 342 | 342 | 336 | 282 | 241 | 230 | 216 | 212 | 144 | 34 | 137 | 133 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 495 | 862 | 909 | 807 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 12 | NW 5 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | NW 13 | SW 13 |
28 | 13 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 142 | 16 | 15 | 73 | 77 | 161 | — | — | 7 | 109 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | W 15 | S 11 | WSW 6 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | W 13 | — | W 13 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 45 | 43 | 19 | — | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | NNE 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 |
— | — | — | 39 | — | 2 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 84 | 55 | — | 36 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 5 | 92 | 277 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 75 |
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