Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
14.5° C
1.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1978
1866
1742
1665
1818
2589
4058
4464
3903
3165
2536
2073
1830
1610
1474
1127
563
466
458
372
366
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
N
5
NW
0
S
5
SE
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:26PM1.17m
8:01AM1.00m
8:27PM1.05m
9:44AM0.92m
10:24PM0.99m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.51m
1:52AM0.55m
1:52PM0.63m
3:15AM0.64m
3:46PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
14
17
19
15
14
Feels °C
10
12
12
13
13
14
14
12
12
12
11
9
9
8
5
5
9
11
15
11
13
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