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Haardebaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
19.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Haardebaai today?

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 6PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)101010101011121212121212121212111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4415358621162168228533493351732902968266722442027170614701191990844725606815520425384
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
1.38
3:15AM
1.39
3:19PM
1.43
3:47AM
1.47
3:51PM
1.47
4:18AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
0.36
9:05PM
0.20
9:20AM
0.29
9:35PM
0.14
9:52AM
0.24
10:04PM
0.10
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:52
Sunset--7:59-------7:58-------7:58-----
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C192020191818161718181817171616171919201919191919
Feels °C (?)161515131312121414141312121112131515171515141313
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