Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Issued: 1 am 28 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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 5AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	19s
Evening (28 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	145	110	102	102	365	901	1271	2821	2585	2729	2248	2582	2091	1915	1597	1297	967	864	782	521	686	846	970	1000
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide		4:10AM1.54m				4:22PM1.62m				4:52AM1.48m					5:07PM1.50m				5:41AM1.38m				5:58PM1.36m
Low Tide				10:12AM0.12m				10:41PM0.05m				10:56AM0.20m					11:26PM0.16m				11:47AM0.31m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	20	19	18	17	18	17	17	18	21	20	19	18	19	19	18	20	20	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	16	15	15	16	14	13	12	13	12	13	15	17	17	14	13	15	15	13	16	15	15	14	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	145	110	102	102	222	338	1271	2821	2585	2729	2248	2582	2091	1915	1597	1297	967	864	782	521	686	846	970	1000
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	SE 8	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 12	—	S 6	S 6	SE 9	—	—	SE 12	SW 16	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 16	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	87	61	57	46	365	901	579	—	15	24	19	—	—	5	67	3	3	3	65	216	152	149	119	87
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	W 9	W 9	SE 7	—	—	—	NW 13	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	NW 12	NW 12	W 12	W 12	SW 15	SW 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 11
kJ	26	27	16	41	39	53	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	12	6	6	3	3	223	152	85	85	85
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	45	52	69	41	31	19	66	57	46	35	41	45	34	35	35	32	32	34	41	39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	3
Distance (km)	4	4	4	27	54	54	27	4	8	8	4	19	4	366	303	19	19	19	4	203	366	366	27	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2			4	4	3	3	4	3	4			3	3	2	2				1	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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