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Haardebaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haardebaai today?
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 12PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | |
669 | 536 | 528 | 414 | 414 | 346 | 330 | 233 | 187 | 184 | 125 | 125 | 91 | 82 | 102 | 95 | 113 | 140 | 163 | 118 | 136 | 134 | 229 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.48m | 5:34AM1.44m | 6:10PM1.40m | 6:30AM1.31m | 7:12PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.08m | 11:26PM0.22m | 11:53AM0.18m | 00:24AM0.32m | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 669 | 536 | 528 | 414 | 414 | 346 | 330 | 233 | 187 | 184 | 163 | 160 | 111 | 111 | 85 | 306 | 279 | 307 | 255 | 172 | 149 | 120 | 100 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 24 | 22 | 42 | 75 | 73 | 17 | — | 131 | 129 | 125 | 125 | 91 | 82 | 102 | 95 | 113 | 140 | 163 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 108 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 25 | 36 | 56 | 75 | 47 | 81 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 136 | 134 | 229 | 101 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 1498 | 1467 | 1368 | 1368 | 1402 | 1339 | 1401 | 1580 | 1351 | 1109 | 802 | 681 | 665 | 582 | 408 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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