Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 1AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1092 | 990 | 897 | 866 | 836 | 770 | 713 | 851 | 1021 | 932 | 903 | 798 | 785 | 772 | 407 | 448 | 1179 | 1550 | 1912 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.15m | 7:04AM1.02m | 7:24PM1.02m | 8:41AM0.92m | 9:33PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.54m | 12:58PM0.64m | 1:57AM0.65m | 2:47PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1092 | 990 | 897 | 866 | 836 | 770 | 713 | 851 | 1021 | 932 | 903 | 798 | 785 | 772 | 383 | 448 | 1179 | 1550 | 1912 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 297 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 31 | 91 | 127 | — | 407 | 350 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 301 | 248 | 185 | 200 | 215 | 222 | 229 | 301 | 426 | 480 | 402 | 270 | 335 | 320 | 260 | 292 | 310 | 282 | 207 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 366 | 52 | 52 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 74 | 67 | 74 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 203 | 23 | 23 |
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