Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is

15.6° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 12PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	14s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	7905	6004	5186	4509	3881	3186	1495	1240	1264	1777	1575	2099	2011	1978	1978	1632	1403	1291	1213	1007	865	836	875
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	SW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	SSE	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				12:12PM1.02m				00:20AM1.12m				1:11PM1.10m				1:15AM1.19m				1:54PM1.19m
Low Tide		5:58AM0.54m				6:16PM0.62m				7:00AM0.48m				7:16PM0.55m				7:45AM0.39m				8:00PM0.47m


	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	12	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	17	17	16	15	15	16	16	17	17	16	15	14
Feels °C	9	8	11	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	15	15	15	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 13
kJ	7905	6004	5186	4509	3881	3186	1495	1224	1264	1777	1575	2099	2011	1978	1978	1632	1403	1291	1213	1007	865	836	875
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 12
kJ	23	22	22	14	33	23	1303	1240	1151	604	653	5	5	5	11	11	288	372	377	482	437	451	569
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 12	—	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 7	ESE 11	SE 7	ESE 6	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	S 10	SE 10	SW 17
kJ	—	35	—	35	34	13	16	12	7	4	19	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10	37	31	4	142
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	11	11	11	9	5	7	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	4	4	0	35	4	4	4	4	4	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	23
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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