Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1017 | 527 | 458 | 372 | 458 | 356 | 320 | 669 | 543 | 426 | 808 | 1121 | 850 | 630 | 1834 | 1939 | 1834 | 1805 | 1596 | 1068 | 1033 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:44AM0.92m | 10:24PM0.99m | 11:57AM0.97m | 00:08AM1.05m | 1:01PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.72m | 5:34AM0.63m | 6:08PM0.67m | 6:48AM0.53m | 7:08PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1017 | 527 | 458 | 372 | 458 | 356 | 320 | 669 | 543 | 426 | 808 | 1121 | 850 | 600 | 1834 | 1939 | 1834 | 1805 | 1596 | 1068 | 1033 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 486 | 372 | 310 | 304 | 366 | 291 | 291 | 216 | 163 | 123 | 27 | 64 | 255 | 630 | 182 | 57 | — | — | — | 297 | 281 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 4 | — | W 18 | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | 161 | 163 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | 193 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 34 | 87 | 74 | 21 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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