Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Issued: 7 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is

17.4°C

Haardebaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 30			Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	861	933	902	902	843	741	910	716	582	651	1083	1590	1969	1922	1723	1413	1348	1187	1077
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide		5:58PM1.36m				6:39AM1.28m				7:04PM1.21m				7:58AM1.20m					8:35PM1.10m
Low Tide				00:19AM0.29m				12:52PM0.43m				1:27AM0.42m					2:24PM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	17	17	17	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	861	933	902	902	843	741	910	716	582	651	1083	1590	1969	1922	1723	1413	1348	1187	1077
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 10	SSW 10	SW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	W 11
kJ	149	137	87	82	79	76	23	67	261	480	356	105	72	72	71	71	8	8	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	W 11	SE 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 14	—	ESE 9
kJ	35	37	25	38	24	24	2	21	65	38	17	18	9	9	9	9	8	—	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 3	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	SE 5	SE 5	SE 3	SE 3
kJ	18	13	16	14	9	10	2	45	78	83	67	42	35	24	—	9	9	5	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	303	4	4	4	4	4	52	303	303	54	54	54	19	4	4	54	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg		Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	De Kelders			Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay		Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Gourits Mouth
Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	3	3	3			2	2	2	3	3	3		3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Santos Reef Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Brak River Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5

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