Haga-Haga surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

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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
19.6° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Haga-Haga this week:

The surf forecast for Haga-Haga over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Apr 30) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Haga-Haga in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 01) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Thursday (May 07) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5PM (Thu 30th Apr)5.5ft (1.7m) 12s
Best Surf 2AM (Fri 1st May)8ft (2.5m) 17s
Most Powerful 5AM (Fri 1st May)10ft (3.0m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Haga-Haga over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
0
1
0
1
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
12
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SW
11
2.1
SSW
11
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
765
4048
3380
2522
1643
1631
993
569
418
289
198
187
298
244
145
172
1092
2165
1933
1557
1794
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
SSW
5
S
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
SW
5
SSW
20
E
15
NE
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:11PM1.46m
3:20AM1.61m
3:39PM1.49m
3:48AM1.60m
4:07PM1.49m
4:15AM1.57m
4:34PM1.46m
4:43AM1.51m
5:03PM1.41m
5:10AM1.44m
5:32PM1.34m
5:40AM1.35m
6:06PM1.26m
6:12AM1.26m
Low Tide
9:08PM0.18m
9:33AM0.11m
9:36PM0.16m
9:59AM0.11m
10:04PM0.18m
10:26AM0.13m
10:33PM0.21m
10:54AM0.18m
11:01PM0.28m
11:23AM0.25m
11:32PM0.36m
11:55AM0.33m
00:05AM0.46m
12:32PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
5:23
5:22
1
8
12
30
1
Temp °C
25
22
22
22
17
26
25
19
29
29
22
33
24
20
20
20
18
22
24
20
23
23
21
19
20
17
23
21
18
27
27
21
32
22
22
19
20
19
17
19
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
12
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
2.1
SSW
11
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.2
SE
11
Energy kJ
765
4048
3380
2522
1643
1631
993
569
418
289
144
104
298
244
64
67
1092
2165
1933
1557
1162
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
13
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
WSW
9
1.5
S
14
1.7
S
13
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
264
198
38
32
23
12
638
283
145
90
198
187
107
62
145
128
58
90
931
917
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
7
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.2
E
9
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.7
S
10
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
12
0.6
S
5
0.3
SW
13
0.1
SE
9
0.6
S
13
0.5
WSW
9
0.3
SW
15
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
17
11
11
18
16
7
81
104
7
12
72
98
39
71
21
27
3
128
46
34
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SW
11
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1.6
SW
6
2.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
16
8
77
17
31
172
28
17
169
1794
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
7
Distance (km)
0
0
0
9
141
0
9
18
0
0
333
0
0
9
0
0
149
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
8
5
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
9
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Information about the Haga-Haga Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Haga-Haga provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Haga-Haga can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Haga-Haga surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Haga-Haga) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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