Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3968 | 3373 | 3082 | 3576 | 4231 | 4440 | 4390 | 4206 | 3772 | 3214 | 2700 | 2357 | 2180 | 2013 | 1936 | 1710 | 1143 | 2002 | 2168 | 2071 | 1847 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.58m | 2:13AM1.48m | 2:25PM1.64m | 2:47AM1.52m | 2:56PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.08m | 8:17AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.03m | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3968 | 3373 | 3082 | 3576 | 4231 | 4440 | 4390 | 4206 | 3772 | 3214 | 2700 | 2357 | 2180 | 2013 | 1936 | 1710 | 1036 | 2002 | 2168 | 2071 | 1847 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 20 | W 20 | ESE 10 | WSW 18 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 1143 | 680 | 503 | 780 | 703 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | E 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 7 | — | 31 | — | — | 2 | 249 | 246 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | — | — | NW 4 | — | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 54 | — | — | 25 | — | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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