Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 8AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 540 | 607 | 617 | 617 | 300 | 403 | 383 | 363 | 467 | 457 | 394 | 389 | 319 | 519 | 542 | 446 | 402 | 461 | 491 | 829 | 1191 | 756 | 743 | 817 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:44AM1.43m | 3:05PM1.54m | 3:14AM1.49m | 3:33PM1.61m | 3:44AM1.52m | 4:01PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.14m | 9:16PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.08m | 9:44PM0.11m | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:14PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 540 | 607 | 617 | 617 | 300 | 403 | 383 | 363 | 467 | 457 | 394 | 389 | 319 | 519 | 542 | 427 | 384 | 461 | 491 | 829 | 1191 | 756 | 743 | 398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 206 | 191 | 145 | 115 | 247 | 193 | 186 | 151 | 126 | 123 | 215 | 121 | 290 | 264 | 210 | 446 | 402 | 308 | 298 | 133 | 91 | 143 | 106 | 817 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 210 | 269 | 218 | 196 | 196 | 183 | 183 | 128 | 61 | 148 | 123 | 102 | 90 | 113 | 145 | 31 | 119 | 119 | 164 | 68 | 67 | 24 | 71 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | 382 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 391 | 468 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 230 | 230 | 54 |
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