Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
14.3° C
1.3° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 6PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Afternoon (13 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (13 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
4
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3307
3039
2349
2178
2049
1743
1588
1431
1208
1337
1130
1038
947
1059
1075
1059
1028
998
1267
1384
1364
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
10
E
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:53PM1.70m
4:08AM1.58m
4:29PM1.71m
4:45AM1.53m
5:04PM1.66m
Low Tide
9:41AM-0.02m
10:08PM0.02m
10:16AM-0.01m
10:46PM0.04m
10:51AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
25
21
21
20
18
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
13
15
15
16
17
16
Feels °C
19
22
23
18
17
15
12
9
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
12
15
14
16
17
16
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