Hawston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hawston today?

The current surf forecast for Hawston at 3AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Hawston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313121212121213141516161616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)588851824464381633183097050134812374140375236777193689362891284687317619047074209319626731929
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
W
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
1.49
5:37AM
1.50
6:09PM
1.37
6:31AM
1.33
7:11PM
1.25
7:41AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
0.21
11:54AM
0.22
12:16AM
0.34
12:50PM
0.36
1:28AM
0.48
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset6:14-------6:13-------6:12-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------132---------------
Temp. °C171515141414151516161515151516181714131211111721
Feels °C (?)999898811111211111212121210875561216
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