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Hawston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hawston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hawston sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hawston today?
The current surf forecast for Hawston at 4AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hawston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | |
451 | 501 | 140 | 471 | 678 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 46 | 71 | 97 | 63 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 3267 | 2430 | 2546 | 2304 | 2349 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:33AM1.03m | 10:22PM1.18m | 10:54AM1.10m | 11:22PM1.29m | 11:55AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.62m | 3:49PM0.55m | 4:56AM0.53m | 5:00PM0.49m | 5:54AM0.40m | 5:56PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — |
 kJ | 451 | 501 | 140 | 471 | 678 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 4576 | 97 | 63 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | — | 3267 | 2430 | 2546 | 2304 | 2349 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 184 | 144 | — | 90 | 85 | 17 | 17 | — | 46 | 44 | 17 | — | 40 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WSW 9 | — | — | SSE 15 | SW 22 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 13 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 46 | — | — | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | 71 | 45 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 8 | W 13 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 112 | 131 | 2253 | 916 | 935 | 1568 | 3373 | 4981 | 5523 | 5401 | 4286 | 11846 | 16777 | 14942 | 12407 | 10936 | 9418 | 8168 | 3352 | 3278 | 2569 | 2630 | 2284 | 4134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 13 | 15 | 278 | 318 | 782 | 393 | 536 | 535 | 1026 | 1027 | 318 | 300 | 1020 | 960 | 953 | 986 | 356 | 278 | 63 | 63 | 68 | 63 | 63 |
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