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Llandudno Cape Town

12:04 pm 21 Jan 2012

rotation, Koeel Bay

5:52 pm 4 Mar 2011

Haardebaai ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Haardebaai Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – Boland and Southern Cape)

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Name: Haardebaai
Type: reef
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: NW

Haardebaai in Boland and Southern Cape is a sheltered reef break that has consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. There is a right hand reef break. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Haardebaai Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Haardebaai:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Pringle Bay 2 mi
Second closest break Bettys Bay 4 mi
Third closest break Moonlight Bay 5 mi
Fourth closest break Paranoia 6 mi
Fifth closest break Kleinmond 12 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Haardebaai:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 3930 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5334 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5392 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 5461 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5679 mi

Tide stations nearest to Haardebaai:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 779 mi
Second closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2886 mi
Third closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2937 mi
Fourth closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 2958 mi
Fifth closest tide station Leith Harbor, South Georgia 2983 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Haardebaai:

Closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 588 mi
Second closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 697 mi
Third closest ski area Cerro Castor (Argentina) 4260 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cerro Castor (Argentina) 4260 mi
Fifth closest ski area Cerro Castor (Argentina) 4260 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Haardebaai:

Closest city location Grabouw (South Africa) 19 mi
Second closest city location Hermanus (South Africa) 23 mi
Third closest city location Khayelitsa (South Africa) 24 mi
Fourth closest city location Stellenbosch (South Africa) 30 mi
Fifth closest city location Kayamnandi (South Africa) 32 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Haardebaai is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 50 km (31 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Haardebaai is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 321 km (199 miles) away.
Haardebaai break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Haardebaai, South-Africa - Boland and Southern Cape. Use the tab navigation above to view Haardebaai sea temperature, Haardebaai photographs, Haardebaai detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Haardebaai webcams, current wind from South-Africa - Boland and Southern Cape live weather stations and Haardebaai tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Haardebaai.