Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 6PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 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 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1475 | 1600 | 1956 | 3025 | 3478 | 3489 | 3198 | 2897 | 2658 | 2477 | 2135 | 2057 | 1960 | 1624 | 1427 | 2001 | 1162 | 2187 | 2815 | 2640 | 2507 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.57m | 5:55AM1.34m | 6:12PM1.45m | 6:30AM1.23m | 6:46PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.14m | 11:56PM0.19m | 11:56AM0.25m | 00:30AM0.31m | 12:28PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1475 | 1600 | 1956 | 3025 | 3478 | 3489 | 3198 | 2897 | 2658 | 2477 | 2135 | 2057 | 1960 | 1624 | 1427 | 2001 | 1051 | 2187 | 2815 | 2640 | 2507 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | W 16 | ESE 10 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 193 | 19 | 20 | 308 | 368 | 660 | 1162 | 386 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | 21 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 28 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 344 | 19 | 8 |
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