Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 6PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2443 | 2593 | 2457 | 2704 | 3785 | 5454 | 5029 | 4243 | 3672 | 3627 | 3497 | 3536 | 3701 | 3422 | 3908 | 3889 | 4555 | 5089 | 5020 | 4883 | 4369 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:37PM1.34m | 8:16AM1.11m | 8:46PM1.25m | 9:49AM1.06m | 10:22PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.38m | 2:06AM0.40m | 2:11PM0.49m | 3:28AM0.46m | 3:46PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2443 | 2593 | 2457 | 2704 | 3785 | 5454 | 5029 | 4243 | 3672 | 3627 | 3497 | 3536 | 3701 | 3422 | 3908 | 3889 | 4555 | 5089 | 5020 | 4883 | 4369 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 4 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 113 | 195 | 300 | 330 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 133 | 303 | 230 | 133 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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