Haardebaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 May 2026 SAST
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Haardebaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Haardebaai today?

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 11AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (24 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (24 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
804
792
572
632
976
1760
1518
2267
2795
3009
3017
2931
2655
2231
2146
1891
1700
1435
1390
1201
1116
2218
1974
2143
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
0
NW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:19AM1.08m
10:48PM1.28m
11:29AM1.11m
11:45PM1.31m
12:24PM1.17m
00:31AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.48m
5:28AM0.42m
5:28PM0.47m
6:21AM0.36m
6:22PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
13
15
16
17
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
804
792
572
632
976
1760
1518
2267
2795
3009
3017
2931
2655
2231
2146
1891
1700
1435
1390
1201
1116
2218
1974
2143
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SE
12
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.4
SSE
11
1.2
SW
15
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
23
Energy kJ
152
37
310
314
318
48
674
47
30
30
29
28
27
26
25
15
10
10
10
167
505
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
E
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
39
3
37
36
34
9
47
9
9
9
9
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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