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Haga-Haga surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 16 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
18.2° C
(Which is 4.6°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 9PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haga-Haga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 448 | 337 | 320 | 268 | 194 | 176 | 224 | 450 | 519 | 641 | 1080 | 884 | 663 | 584 | 562 | 544 | 541 | 426 | 632 | 621 | 618 | 556 | 501 | 556 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:11AM 1.22 | 2:18PM 1.37 | 2:46AM 1.29 | 2:53PM 1.42 | 3:20AM 1.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:02PM 0.38 | 8:03AM 0.43 | 8:36PM 0.31 | 8:41AM 0.37 | 9:09PM 0.25 | 9:16AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
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