Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 1PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | SW 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2278 | 1983 | 1572 | 1262 | 1119 | 1014 | 827 | 663 | 581 | 496 | 374 | 361 | 278 | 316 | 321 | 335 | 315 | 168 | 320 | 490 | 1194 | 1741 | 3731 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.65m | 4:47AM1.47m | 4:59PM1.55m | 5:17AM1.37m | 5:28PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:48AM0.16m | 11:14PM0.17m | 11:17AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2278 | 1983 | 1572 | 1262 | 1119 | 1014 | 370 | 663 | 581 | 496 | 374 | 361 | 268 | 268 | 228 | 187 | 171 | 168 | 205 | 454 | 1194 | 1741 | 2923 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 827 | 335 | 328 | 286 | 220 | 163 | 117 | 103 | 81 | 68 | 63 | 65 | 192 | 161 | 33 | 34 | 281 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | — | SW 15 | SW 16 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 9 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 17 | — | 37 | 95 | 65 | 42 | — | 2 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 632 | 634 | 535 | 505 | 511 | 428 | — | 19 | 24 | 64 | 80 | 155 | 278 | 316 | 321 | 335 | 315 | 224 | 320 | 490 | 578 | 573 | 3731 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 122 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 133 | 186 | 186 | 133 | 16 |
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