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Haga-Haga surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Haga-Haga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Haga-Haga sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haga-Haga today?
The current surf forecast for Haga-Haga at 5AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haga-Haga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 1836 | 1638 | 1809 | 924 | 660 | 475 | 385 | 469 | 469 | 398 | 237 | 293 | 527 | 1140 | 3243 | 2727 | 2094 | 1575 | 1192 | 966 | 816 | 734 | 604 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:37PM 1.07 | 9:38AM 1.21 | 10:01PM 1.00 | 10:55AM 1.20 | 11:31PM 1.01 | 12:02PM 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:46AM 0.50 | 4:07PM 0.62 | 4:00AM 0.56 | 5:31PM 0.59 | 5:21AM 0.57 | 6:36PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
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