Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 5PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 966 | 1130 | 1402 | 1235 | 1180 | 1012 | 948 | 850 | 747 | 747 | 614 | 604 | 666 | 553 | 763 | 2039 | 2179 | 2278 | 2318 | 1811 | 1811 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.49m | 2:15AM1.44m | 2:29PM1.60m | 2:46AM1.52m | 2:59PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.19m | 8:20AM0.14m | 8:44PM0.08m | 8:49AM0.08m | 9:14PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 178 | 1130 | 1402 | 1235 | 1180 | 1012 | 948 | 850 | 747 | 747 | 614 | 604 | 666 | 494 | 511 | 2039 | 2179 | 2278 | 2318 | 1811 | 1811 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 966 | 131 | 140 | 127 | 111 | 88 | 54 | 54 | 47 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 47 | 553 | 763 | 13 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 64 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 132 | 22 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 9 | — | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 286 | — | 253 | 207 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 60 | — | 63 | 65 | 112 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 203 | 202 | 4 | 53 |
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