Haardebaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Haardebaai today?

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 2AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2133
1359
1044
718
614
505
311
268
190
211
101
217
205
202
172
200
192
185
178
154
107
82
420
801
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
SW
5
ENE
5
S
10
E
0
NNE
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
W
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:40PM1.15m
9:22AM1.07m
10:22PM1.17m
11:04AM1.09m
11:39PM1.26m
12:12PM1.17m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.47m
3:11AM0.55m
3:48PM0.51m
4:59AM0.51m
5:16PM0.47m
6:11AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
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7:13
7:13
7:15
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6:12
6:10
6:09
6:07
1
13
Temp °C
21
18
17
17
17
19
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
19
21
21
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
14
17
13
12
12
13
15
19
18
20
19
19
20
17
15
17
17
16
16
13
12
11
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1
WSW
6
0.5
N
4
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
2133
1359
1044
718
614
505
311
268
190
211
101
217
205
202
172
200
192
185
178
154
107
82
10
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.7
WSW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
62
71
60
119
74
75
52
39
33
43
18
29
29
22
41
41
78
76
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SW
12
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
61
21
24
29
92
30
28
26
16
14
6
23
21
11
13
37
23
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.4
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1.4
WNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
2.1
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
237
196
163
163
116
90
3
17
28
21
20
45
93
78
420
801
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
8
8
19
4
4
0
34
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
36
33
0
0
7
16
24
133
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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