Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1158 | 1044 | 891 | 446 | 459 | 752 | 2216 | 2350 | 2458 | 2557 | 2436 | 1979 | 1922 | 1567 | 1264 | 1093 | 922 | 812 | 669 | 560 | 473 | 365 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:38PM1.20m | 1:41AM1.25m | 2:09PM1.32m | 2:14AM1.35m | 2:37PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.42m | 7:46PM0.46m | 8:00AM0.31m | 8:18PM0.35m | 8:28AM0.21m | 8:47PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1158 | 1044 | 891 | 446 | 459 | 498 | 2216 | 2350 | 2458 | 2557 | 2436 | 1979 | 1922 | 1567 | 1264 | 1093 | 922 | 812 | 669 | 560 | 473 | 325 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | W 11 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 125 | 322 | 371 | 752 | 157 | 121 | 114 | 104 | 226 | 291 | 220 | 411 | 465 | 440 | 94 | 142 | 221 | 186 | 263 | 365 | 278 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 158 | 243 | 280 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 51 | 278 | 153 | 196 | 337 | 333 | 304 | 172 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 78 | 102 | 108 | 127 | 149 | 265 | 531 | 600 | 773 | 782 | 711 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 366 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 61 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 |
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