Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.1
SW
9
1.7
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
467
394
394
389
290
519
542
446
402
461
461
733
1191
1735
743
722
972
2313
2340
2040
1824
1765
1627
1379
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
S
10
SE
20
S
10
S
10
ENE
20
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:14AM1.49m
3:33PM1.61m
3:44AM1.52m
4:01PM1.65m
4:15AM1.52m
4:31PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.08m
9:44PM0.11m
9:49AM0.06m
10:14PM0.07m
10:18AM0.06m
10:45PM0.08m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
16
16
17
15
15
15
15
16
17
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
14
13
13
15
16
15
16
13
14
12
14
15
14
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
6
7
7
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