Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 4PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1025 | 2063 | 2984 | 2972 | 2924 | 2507 | 2341 | 2196 | 1978 | 1866 | 1771 | 1665 | 1789 | 2672 | 4464 | 4554 | 4055 | 3305 | 2746 | 2221 | 1860 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.31m | 7:08AM1.11m | 7:26PM1.17m | 8:01AM1.00m | 8:27PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.38m | 1:06AM0.43m | 1:03PM0.51m | 1:52AM0.55m | 1:52PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1016 | 2063 | 2984 | 2972 | 2924 | 2507 | 2341 | 2196 | 1978 | 1866 | 1771 | 1665 | 1789 | 2672 | 4464 | 4554 | 4055 | 3305 | 2746 | 2221 | 1860 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1025 | 447 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 4 |
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