Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
13.6°C
2.5° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 7PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
3
4
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
5
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3112
3921
8333
8093
8093
7375
6271
5759
5557
5525
5528
5218
5036
6127
5607
4968
4135
3341
2782
3391
3975
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
E
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:30PM1.35m
00:55AM1.31m
1:14PM1.48m
1:37AM1.41m
1:51PM1.58m
Low Tide
6:53PM0.30m
7:03AM0.26m
7:36PM0.17m
7:42AM0.18m
8:12PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
9
11
10
10
9
10
8
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
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