Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 7PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 792 | 716 | 1127 | 1584 | 2027 | 2442 | 3287 | 4930 | 3649 | 2992 | 2410 | 1413 | 1627 | 1269 | 1147 | 1130 | 930 | 914 | 986 | 984 | 1106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.10m | 11:46PM1.07m | 12:10PM1.23m | 00:30AM1.19m | 12:45PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.57m | 5:55AM0.50m | 6:33PM0.43m | 6:34AM0.39m | 7:07PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 15 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 792 | 716 | 1127 | 1584 | 2027 | 2442 | 3287 | 4366 | 3649 | 17 | 2410 | 1413 | 1627 | 1269 | 1147 | 1130 | 930 | 914 | 986 | 984 | 1106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | W 12 | E 10 | W 11 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 280 | 2 | 277 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 329 | 277 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 31 | 76 | 92 | 143 | 232 | 307 | 4930 | — | 2992 | — | 736 | 533 | 599 | 467 | 432 | 448 | 387 | 394 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 45 | 45 | 38 | 230 | 230 | 237 | 45 | 34 | 44 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 4 |
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