Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 6PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3903 | 3165 | 2536 | 2185 | 1835 | 1605 | 1474 | 1127 | 947 | 527 | 458 | 372 | 458 | 366 | 469 | 669 | 551 | 538 | 898 | 1376 | 1347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.00m | 8:27PM1.05m | 9:44AM0.92m | 10:24PM0.99m | 11:57AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.63m | 3:15AM0.64m | 3:46PM0.72m | 5:34AM0.63m | 6:08PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3903 | 3165 | 2536 | 2185 | 1835 | 1605 | 1474 | 1127 | 947 | 527 | 458 | 372 | 458 | 356 | 469 | 669 | 551 | 538 | 898 | 1376 | 1347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 459 | — | 380 | 372 | 310 | 304 | 366 | 366 | 286 | 237 | 198 | 133 | 11 | 51 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 56 | 71 | 22 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
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