Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
14.6° C
1.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
S
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.8
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1017
527
458
372
458
356
320
669
543
426
808
1121
850
630
1834
1939
1834
1805
1596
1068
1033
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
15
E
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:44AM0.92m
10:24PM0.99m
11:57AM0.97m
00:08AM1.05m
1:01PM1.08m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.72m
5:34AM0.63m
6:08PM0.67m
6:48AM0.53m
7:08PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
18
16
14
13
13
13
15
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
12
13
14
14
13
11
9
10
12
12
14
14
14
12
12
13
11
12
11
10
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