Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 587 | 540 | 441 | 413 | 531 | 540 | 607 | 617 | 617 | 300 | 403 | 371 | 369 | 534 | 457 | 394 | 389 | 319 | 519 | 542 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:37PM1.44m | 2:44AM1.43m | 3:05PM1.54m | 3:14AM1.49m | 3:33PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.21m | 8:47PM0.25m | 8:55AM0.14m | 9:16PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.08m | 9:44PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 587 | 454 | 401 | 408 | 531 | 540 | 607 | 617 | 617 | 300 | 403 | 371 | 369 | 534 | 457 | 394 | 389 | 319 | 519 | 542 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | 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 |
| kJ | 225 | 268 | 350 | 288 | 210 | 211 | 196 | 149 | 115 | 247 | 193 | 230 | 151 | 126 | 123 | 215 | 121 | 290 | 270 | 210 | 446 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 427 | 540 | 441 | 413 | 231 | 210 | 269 | 265 | 193 | 196 | 183 | 183 | 164 | 87 | 148 | 123 | 102 | 90 | 115 | 145 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 653 | 595 | 544 | 416 | 298 | 443 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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