
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 11PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
626 | 509 | 456 | 408 | 240 | 307 | 373 | 387 | 330 | 888 | 874 | 634 | 816 | 769 | 756 | 1211 | 1029 | 1546 | 1456 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.61m | 5:53AM1.40m | 6:18PM1.54m | 6:36AM1.30m | 7:00PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.16m | 12:00PM0.16m | 00:39AM0.25m | 12:38PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
626 | 509 | 456 | 408 | 240 | 307 | 373 | 387 | 330 | 888 | 874 | 634 | 816 | 769 | 756 | 924 | 1029 | 1546 | 1456 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
15 | 55 | 85 | 80 | 221 | 228 | 112 | 295 | 305 | 174 | 135 | 191 | 153 | 149 | 146 | 108 | 73 | 71 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
2 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 130 | 189 | 144 | 195 | 132 | 157 | 195 | 151 | 112 | 77 | 51 | 125 | 42 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | W 11 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 289 | — | 8 | 8 | 1211 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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