Haardebaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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 10PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
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
1.9
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3025
2116
2133
1359
1044
718
614
437
311
273
193
211
101
217
205
202
198
200
192
185
178
154
120
279
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
E
5
SSE
10
E
5
NNE
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:40PM1.15m
9:22AM1.07m
10:22PM1.17m
11:04AM1.09m
11:39PM1.26m
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
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7:13
7:13
7:15
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6:12
6:10
6:09
6:07
1
Temp °C
15
19
21
18
17
17
17
19
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
19
21
21
19
17
16
16
16
16
11
15
17
14
12
12
13
15
19
18
20
19
18
20
17
15
17
17
16
15
13
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
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
0.9
WSW
6
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
3025
2116
2133
1359
1044
718
614
437
311
273
193
211
101
217
205
202
198
200
192
185
178
154
58
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SW
16
0.8
WSW
10
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
68
64
91
64
46
74
92
52
41
35
54
29
29
29
6
41
120
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
61
21
58
29
53
30
42
15
14
6
6
23
21
11
41
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.4
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.9
W
6
Energy kJ
144
114
245
195
183
163
119
107
3
12
24
26
29
62
74
279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
8
19
4
4
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
45
36
0
0
7
16
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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