Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is

16.6°C

Haardebaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	240	170	163	128	128	128	150	145	110	102	102	365	901	1271	2954	2585	2729	2248	2618	2180	2005	1597	1297
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ENE	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	S	ESE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide					3:41PM1.69m				4:10AM1.54m				4:22PM1.62m				4:52AM1.48m					5:07PM1.50m
Low Tide			9:31AM0.08m				10:00PM-0.02m				10:12AM0.12m				10:41PM0.05m				10:56AM0.20m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	19	19	19	17	17	18	17	19	20	20	19	18	19
Feels °C	13	15	16	15	16	15	15	16	14	14	15	14	15	13	12	13	13	16	15	16	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	240	170	163	128	128	128	150	145	110	102	102	251	338	1271	2954	2585	2729	2248	2618	2180	2005	1597	1297
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SW 12	SSE 6	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	SE 8	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 12	—	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 16	W 12
kJ	26	28	18	19	92	25	92	87	61	57	46	365	901	616	—	15	20	20	17	10	17	67	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 7	SE 7	SW 12	SE 6	SW 12	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	W 9	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	ESE 11	NW 12
kJ	22	19	18	55	21	83	20	26	21	15	41	35	33	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	12	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	—	—	SE 7	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	59	75	67	41	35	17	13	17	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	2
Distance (km)	4	4	41	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	27	54	4	4	4	8	8	4	53	54	366	27	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Pringle Bay	Koeel Bay	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Hawston		Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Pearly Beach	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	De Kelders			Hawston	Vleesbaai
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		3	4	4	3	3	4	4			1	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Pringle Bay Overberg	Captains Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5	6	5

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