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 2AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5780 | 4978 | 5161 | 6127 | 5607 | 4782 | 3968 | 3373 | 3082 | 3576 | 4031 | 4232 | 4390 | 4206 | 3772 | 3214 | 2700 | 2357 | 2180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.41m | 1:51PM1.58m | 2:13AM1.48m | 2:25PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.17m | 7:42AM0.18m | 8:12PM0.08m | 8:17AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5780 | 4978 | 5161 | 6127 | 5607 | 4782 | 3968 | 3373 | 3082 | 3576 | 4031 | 4232 | 4390 | 4206 | 3772 | 3214 | 2700 | 2357 | 2180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 2346 | 1680 | 924 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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