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Hawston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
18.7° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hawston today?

The current surf forecast for Hawston at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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!
!
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!
!
!
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3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)10999910101010101011121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2531881438280268357450416959185029642894304328772700230220101775149912801027918778
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NW
20
W
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
1.32
2:42AM
1.33
2:46PM
1.40
3:15AM
1.41
3:19PM
1.45
3:46AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.29
8:46AM
0.36
9:05PM
0.21
9:20AM
0.29
9:35PM
0.15
9:52AM
0.24
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:48-------5:50--
Sunset7:58-------7:58-------7:57-------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C191818171617202121191818171718191817161615171921
Feels °C (?)161516151616161515141413131415151514141413151719
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