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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.4°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 Friday (May 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.0m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 12s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Haga-Haga in the next 16 days are 5.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (May 13) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 8s period and expected on Sunday (May 10) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Fri 8th May)13ft (4.0m) 13s
Best Surf11PM (Fri 8th May)13ft (4.0m) 13s
Most Powerful 5PM (Wed 13th May)16ft (5.0m) 14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
4
2
3
4
1
3
4
3
2
4
7
4
7
7
5
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
2
NE
8
0.9
SSE
10
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
3
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SSW
14
5
SW
13
5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6868
4051
2160
1491
731
432
157
1577
2248
1042
2719
5093
5565
3834
8541
9528
3785
1722
1119
1233
2265
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
10
WNW
5
W
15
ENE
15
N
15
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
15
SW
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
W
10
SW
10
S
10
N
5
N
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:47PM1.10m
7:57AM1.07m
9:22PM1.08m
9:44AM1.02m
11:00PM1.15m
11:24AM1.07m
00:05AM1.28m
12:30PM1.18m
00:53AM1.42m
1:19PM1.29m
1:36AM1.56m
2:03PM1.41m
2:18AM1.67m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.65m
2:34PM0.56m
3:38AM0.68m
4:09PM0.56m
5:21AM0.60m
5:29PM0.50m
6:26AM0.46m
6:27PM0.40m
7:15AM0.31m
7:15PM0.29m
7:57AM0.18m
7:59PM0.18m
8:37AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:48
6:48
6:48
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
5:19
5:17
5:16
5:16
Temp °C
21
15
22
21
17
28
27
20
19
24
24
27
18
23
18
20
17
21
22
18
25
15
11
20
17
13
24
19
12
13
17
16
22
15
20
13
15
12
19
18
18
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.3
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
2.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
3
SW
14
0.4
ENE
8
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
6868
4051
2160
1491
731
204
99
53
2248
1042
2719
26
3621
3834
3785
1722
1119
1233
2265
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
1.2
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
S
14
0.8
SW
11
0.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
73
29
80
155
171
279
157
40
63
45
18
6
17
14
138
183
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
49
91
26
14
13
118
87
23
39
39
14
5
37
86
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
1.1
NE
6
2
NE
8
1.3
WSW
6
3
SW
10
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
0.3
N
5
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SSW
14
0.7
ENE
3
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
59
69
432
124
1577
31
17
4
5093
5565
8541
9528
10
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
8
4
4
5
5
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
272
0
0
421
0
0
187
320
0
34
170
180
18
9
287
470
0
9
18
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
2
4
3
2
4
8
5
5
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
9
7
8
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
4
4
9
5
9
9
5
9
8
6
9
6
5
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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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