Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 299 | 269 | 218 | 215 | 171 | 181 | 253 | 335 | 369 | 273 | 286 | 525 | 447 | 440 | 398 | 392 | 392 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.70m | 4:25AM1.53m | 4:38PM1.64m | 5:02AM1.46m | 5:16PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM-0.00m | 10:25AM0.10m | 10:55PM0.06m | 11:02AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 365 | 299 | 269 | 218 | 215 | 171 | 181 | 253 | 335 | 369 | 273 | 286 | 525 | 411 | 262 | 398 | 392 | 392 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 37 | 34 | 75 | 102 | 160 | 109 | 75 | 24 | — | 130 | 129 | — | 447 | 440 | 398 | — | 120 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 35 | 56 | 52 | 72 | 109 | — | — | — | — | 129 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 122 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 643 | 541 | 541 | 505 | 600 | 708 | 704 | 760 | 1035 | 913 | 696 | 666 | 534 | 858 | 721 | 307 | 348 | 432 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
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