Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
14.6° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 6PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
S
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.9
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3903
3165
2536
2185
1835
1605
1474
1127
947
527
458
372
458
366
469
669
551
538
898
1376
1347
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
8:01AM1.00m
8:27PM1.05m
9:44AM0.92m
10:24PM0.99m
11:57AM0.97m
Low Tide
1:52PM0.63m
3:15AM0.64m
3:46PM0.72m
5:34AM0.63m
6:08PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
15
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
10
9
9
8
6
6
8
13
13
14
14
12
11
9
11
14
14
14
14
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