Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 6PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2184 | 2112 | 2191 | 2437 | 2161 | 2033 | 1892 | 2150 | 3307 | 3039 | 2379 | 2007 | 2049 | 1743 | 1663 | 1431 | 1337 | 1337 | 1257 | 1155 | 947 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.64m | 3:29AM1.59m | 3:53PM1.70m | 4:08AM1.58m | 4:29PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.02m | 9:28PM0.05m | 9:41AM-0.02m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:16AM-0.01m | 10:46PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2184 | 2112 | 2191 | 2437 | 2161 | 2033 | 1892 | 2150 | 3307 | 3039 | 2379 | 2007 | 2049 | 1743 | 1663 | 1431 | 1337 | 1337 | 1257 | 1155 | 947 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 84 | 51 | 17 | 770 | 1278 | 1665 | 1178 | 394 | 272 | 225 | 164 | 137 | 117 | 113 | 92 | 90 | 72 | 62 | 41 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 106 | 17 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 494 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 560 | 500 | 395 | 562 | 630 | 731 | 734 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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