Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2256 | 2281 | 2281 | 2331 | 2377 | 1960 | 2407 | 2445 | 2319 | 2248 | 1922 | 1760 | 1632 | 1513 | 1313 | 1208 | 1111 | 898 | 882 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.03m | 7:59AM0.99m | 8:29PM0.95m | 10:07AM1.00m | 10:37PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.60m | 2:11PM0.71m | 3:11AM0.65m | 4:44PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2256 | 2281 | 2281 | 2331 | 2377 | 1960 | 2407 | 2445 | 2319 | 2248 | 1922 | 1760 | 1632 | 1513 | 1313 | 1208 | 1111 | 898 | 882 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | WSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 19 | — | 121 | 156 | 162 | 594 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 23 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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