Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 5PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
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)
0
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.4
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
430
246
277
149
334
451
1428
2181
2725
2845
2653
2436
2082
1670
1525
1404
1381
1358
1107
1013
893
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
0
ENE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:44PM1.32m
8:11AM1.08m
8:35PM1.21m
9:18AM1.00m
9:42PM1.12m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.39m
2:12AM0.44m
2:06PM0.51m
3:13AM0.52m
3:10PM0.61m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
12
11
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
10
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
8
7
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