Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 10AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1059 | 1075 | 1059 | 1028 | 998 | 1401 | 1576 | 1509 | 1444 | 1401 | 1274 | 1336 | 1538 | 2541 | 3025 | 3644 | 3489 | 3198 | 2767 | 2528 | 2354 | 2187 | 2116 | 1960 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.53m | 5:04PM1.66m | 5:20AM1.45m | 5:38PM1.57m | 5:55AM1.34m | 6:12PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.05m | 11:22PM0.10m | 11:24AM0.14m | 11:56PM0.19m | 11:56AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1059 | 1075 | 1059 | 1028 | 998 | 1401 | 1576 | 1509 | 1444 | 1401 | 1274 | 1336 | 1538 | 2541 | 3025 | 3644 | 3489 | 3198 | 2767 | 2528 | 2354 | 2187 | 2116 | 1960 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | WSW 16 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 122 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 208 | 33 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 8 | — | — | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | 38 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | 5 | — | — | 131 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 28 | 50 | 90 | 29 | — | 11 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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