
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
244 | 292 | 314 | 268 | 772 | 1116 | 1398 | 1387 | 1326 | 1006 | 825 | 730 | 799 | 1138 | 1295 | 1206 | 1306 | 929 | 1850 | 7188 | 7425 | 8051 | 7950 | 7425 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.09m | 10:37PM1.10m | 11:30AM1.20m | 00:01AM1.19m | 12:30PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.53m | 4:23PM0.57m | 5:07AM0.48m | 5:57PM0.45m | 6:15AM0.37m | 6:53PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
244 | 292 | 314 | 268 | 772 | 1116 | 1398 | 1387 | 1326 | 1006 | 825 | 730 | 799 | 1138 | 1295 | 1206 | 1306 | 703 | 1591 | 7188 | 7425 | 8051 | 7950 | 7425 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
127 | 236 | 224 | 153 | 121 | 125 | 155 | 132 | 95 | 64 | 49 | 51 | 58 | 50 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 929 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
56 | 45 | 51 | 180 | 114 | 57 | 48 | 30 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 15 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
178 | 171 | 179 | 132 | 271 | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 64 | 443 | 1850 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 38 | 202 | 383 | 4 | 303 | 303 | 4 | 19 |
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