Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 3AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1922 | 1515 | 1186 | 1002 | 824 | 722 | 587 | 540 | 441 | 413 | 531 | 540 | 607 | 699 | 686 | 364 | 364 | 446 | 610 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:09PM1.32m | 2:14AM1.35m | 2:37PM1.44m | 2:44AM1.43m | 3:05PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.35m | 8:28AM0.21m | 8:47PM0.25m | 8:55AM0.14m | 9:16PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1922 | 1515 | 1186 | 1002 | 824 | 722 | 587 | 489 | 433 | 390 | 531 | 540 | 607 | 699 | 686 | 364 | 364 | 446 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 220 | 411 | 322 | 193 | 230 | 237 | 225 | 268 | 320 | 344 | 258 | 211 | 171 | 115 | 256 | 330 | 243 | 275 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 57 | 102 | 201 | 263 | 427 | 540 | 441 | 413 | 231 | 258 | 269 | 265 | 77 | 189 | 180 | 183 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 75 | 137 | 211 | 309 | 475 | 592 | 612 | 554 | 529 | 429 | 314 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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