Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is

14.2°C

Haardebaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	215	160	181	253	335	369	273	286	525	447	440	398	392	392	342	282	238	227	216	172	144	142	140
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	N	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide					4:38PM1.64m					5:02AM1.46m				5:16PM1.53m				5:44AM1.35m				6:01PM1.39m
Low Tide			10:25AM0.10m				10:55PM0.06m					11:02AM0.18m				11:34PM0.17m				11:45AM0.30m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	18	23	23	18	16	17	19	22	26	28	29	29	29	26	19	17	23	20	17	17	16
Feels °C	5	4	12	16	15	11	9	11	14	17	22	25	25	25	25	22	13	11	17	14	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	215	153	181	253	335	369	273	286	525	447	440	398	392	392	408	370	361	347	273	211	176	142	140
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	—	SE 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	102	160	109	75	24	—	130	129	—	447	440	398	—	148	342	282	238	227	216	172	144	126	60
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 10	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	—	—	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 11	SW 12	SE 11	E 10	ESE 10
kJ	52	72	—	—	—	—	—	129	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	155	172	97	8	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	—	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 5	WNW 5
kJ	583	721	671	698	1061	854	679	617	479	354	262	334	424	490	924	—	16	26	49	218	93	44	30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Meerensee Beach Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Platboom Cape Town	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	3	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	19	19	8	8	19	19	29	23	19	19	4	4	4	8	16	7	24	16	16	58	36	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay		De Kelders	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Voelklip	Voelklip	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Kleinmond	Kleinmond	Meerensee Beach	Cape Infanta	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai		Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3		3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fullers United States	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Anael France
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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