Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 7PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
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)
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2658
2433
2303
2279
2116
1673
2049
1337
1025
2179
2859
2846
2683
2397
2233
2196
1978
1978
1771
1576
1693
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:12PM1.45m
6:30AM1.23m
6:46PM1.31m
7:08AM1.11m
7:26PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.25m
00:30AM0.31m
12:28PM0.38m
1:06AM0.43m
1:03PM0.51m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
12
10
8
9
8
9
10
12
12
11
12
12
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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