Haardebaai Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Overberg, South Africa)

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Haardebaai Surf Guide

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.

Haardebaai Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	consistent	62°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Haardebaai:

The best conditions reported for surf at Haardebaai occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Haardebaai (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Haardebaai with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 51% of the time in June while 23% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 26% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

23%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

26%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Haardebaai Location Map

Interactive Haardebaai surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Haardebaai Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 7 July 2025, 07:17 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (ft)	SSW	SSW	S	S
Period (s)	12	12	13	14
Wind (mph)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

What does Haardebaai look like?

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Credit: STEPHAN

Tides at Haardebaai

Current tide and informaton

For Bettys Bay, 7 miles from Haardebaai.

Next High Water: 01:25pm | 4ft

Next Low Water: 07:26pm | 2ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Haardebaai Sea Temperature

The Haardebaai water temperature is rather cool (16.6 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.