Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.6° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 2AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
1.5
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.4
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5914
5317
4486
4082
3765
3398
3680
3588
3379
2078
1839
2153
1824
1738
469
324
671
1154
2344
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SSE
20
S
15
S
30
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:56PM1.26m
12:50PM1.23m
1:06AM1.37m
1:46PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.52m
6:34AM0.34m
6:58PM0.40m
7:34AM0.22m
7:57PM0.25m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
2
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
5
3
3
3
4
3
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
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