Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 775 | 534 | 433 | 400 | 322 | 311 | 242 | 193 | 176 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 95 | 155 | 146 | 173 | 173 | 344 | 1193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.29m | 7:53AM1.09m | 8:29PM1.16m | 9:45AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.40m | 1:37AM0.43m | 1:53PM0.54m | 3:14AM0.52m | 3:57PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 775 | 534 | 433 | 400 | 322 | 311 | 242 | 193 | 176 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 95 | 155 | 146 | 173 | 173 | 111 | 1193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | S 15 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 23 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 60 | 25 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 57 | 18 | 35 | 57 | 86 | 66 | 92 | 58 | 56 | 38 | 344 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | — | S 13 | S 11 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 34 | — | 86 | 66 | — | 18 | 18 | 96 | 38 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 414 | 2265 | 2243 | 1988 | 2195 | 2581 | 2430 | 1971 | 1611 | 1266 | 1364 | 1357 | 1164 | 1019 | 981 | 974 | 921 | 921 | 1019 | 955 | 981 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 202 | 904 | 971 | 1481 | 1349 | 1349 | 1349 | 1511 | 3850 | 290 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 29 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 64 |
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