Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haakgat today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 2AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 254 | 216 | 301 | 535 | 765 | 1904 | 2255 | 2233 | 2144 | 3167 | 4623 | 4524 | 3980 | 3611 | 3383 | 3177 | 3090 | 2990 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.41m | 7:15AM1.19m | 7:38PM1.32m | 8:20AM1.10m | 8:48PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.31m | 1:11PM0.39m | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:13PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 332 | 254 | 216 | 144 | 535 | 765 | 1904 | 2255 | 2233 | 2144 | 3167 | 4623 | 4524 | 3980 | 3611 | 3383 | 3177 | 3090 | 2990 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 58 | 75 | 301 | 117 | 398 | 60 | 41 | 25 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | — | — | W 11 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 60 | 136 | 98 | 96 | 77 | — | — | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 12 | 31 | 56 | 84 | 42 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 41 | 9 | 84 | 283 | 235 | 277 | 195 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 125 | 18 | 5 |
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