Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1346 | 745 | 596 | 494 | 488 | 683 | 294 | 196 | 145 | 211 | 172 | 211 | 246 | 352 | 304 | 299 | 346 | 423 | 647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.34m | 1:36PM1.45m | 1:53AM1.45m | 2:16PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.35m | 7:24AM0.23m | 7:52PM0.20m | 8:05AM0.12m | 8:32PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1346 | 745 | 596 | 494 | 488 | 683 | 294 | 196 | 140 | 211 | 172 | 151 | 246 | 352 | 304 | 299 | 346 | 423 | 647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | S 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 93 | 373 | 425 | 433 | 235 | 37 | 121 | 131 | 98 | 66 | 66 | 211 | 101 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 17 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 7 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 79 | 68 | 61 | 63 | 27 | 82 | 119 | 145 | 109 | 144 | 45 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 71 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 54 | 4 | 4 |
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