Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is

15.5° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 6AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	6	6
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13	SW 18	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	451	924	2281	2725	2845	2653	2305	2114	1670	1525	1404	1381	1292	1276	1088	808	807	956	1348	1395	1356	2145	10325	11384
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	N	SSW	S	SE	ESE	S	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				8:11AM1.08m				8:35PM1.21m				9:18AM1.00m				9:42PM1.12m				10:47AM0.98m
Low Tide		2:12AM0.44m				2:06PM0.51m				3:13AM0.52m				3:10PM0.61m				4:33AM0.56m				4:45PM0.65m


	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	10	11	11	12	13	12	11	11	13	12	9	9	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	8	10	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13	SW 18	SW 17
kJ	134	924	2281	2725	2845	2653	2305	2114	1670	1525	1404	1381	1292	1276	1088	808	807	956	1348	1395	1356	2145	10325	11384
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 7	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 13	SE 13	SW 21	SW 19	ESE 12	SE 12
kJ	451	115	123	99	99	81	79	78	55	45	46	73	165	204	143	359	373	236	43	42	116	1826	57	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SE 11	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 13	SE 8	SW 23	SE 13	SE 12	—	—
kJ	197	126	39	25	14	14	—	—	—	—	—	47	47	31	31	31	24	44	2	21	41	39	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	14	17	22	37	53	87	125	82	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	6	6
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	16	16	16	7	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Pearly Beach	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	Pearly Beach	Pearly Beach	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Haardebaai	Stillbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Jongensfontein	Gourits Mouth	Onrus	Bettys Bay	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	7	9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	8	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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