Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 10PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
908 | 1121 | 788 | 638 | 1944 | 1891 | 1834 | 1805 | 1532 | 1323 | 1280 | 1177 | 1158 | 993 | 844 | 463 | 416 | 731 | 2383 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.05m | 1:01PM1.08m | 1:03AM1.15m | 1:38PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.67m | 6:48AM0.53m | 7:08PM0.57m | 7:29AM0.42m | 7:46PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 |
908 | 1121 | 788 | 638 | 1944 | 1891 | 1834 | 1805 | 1532 | 1323 | 1280 | 1177 | 1158 | 993 | 844 | 463 | 416 | 494 | 2383 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 10 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | W 11 |
27 | 64 | 187 | 585 | 130 | 57 | — | 155 | — | 323 | 238 | — | — | 39 | 123 | 270 | 370 | 731 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 15 | W 11 | — |
— | — | 193 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 246 | 262 | 297 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
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