Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 2PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2763 | 2557 | 2436 | 2080 | 1922 | 1515 | 1186 | 1002 | 824 | 722 | 587 | 540 | 441 | 471 | 531 | 550 | 607 | 699 | 699 | 357 | 357 | 364 | 433 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 2:09PM1.32m | 2:14AM1.35m | 2:37PM1.44m | 2:44AM1.43m | 3:05PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.31m | 8:18PM0.35m | 8:28AM0.21m | 8:47PM0.25m | 8:55AM0.14m | 9:16PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2763 | 2557 | 2436 | 2080 | 1922 | 1515 | 1186 | 1002 | 824 | 722 | 587 | 489 | 415 | 471 | 242 | 550 | 607 | 699 | 699 | 357 | 357 | 364 | 433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 85 | 104 | 226 | 291 | 220 | 411 | 347 | 211 | 304 | 237 | 225 | 268 | 440 | 344 | 531 | 206 | 149 | 115 | 256 | 330 | 243 | 230 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 201 | 263 | 427 | 540 | 441 | 335 | 258 | 274 | 269 | 265 | 75 | 186 | 180 | 183 | 164 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 32 | 32 | 45 | 91 | 143 | 211 | 348 | 494 | 537 | 531 | 539 | 503 | 393 | 494 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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