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Haardebaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haardebaai today?
The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
187 | 184 | 125 | 125 | 91 | 82 | 47 | 95 | 113 | 140 | 163 | 118 | 136 | 134 | 229 | 314 | 311 | 300 | 437 | 498 | 486 | 438 | 757 | 736 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.40m | 6:30AM1.31m | 7:12PM1.33m | 7:37AM1.19m | 8:23PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.18m | 00:24AM0.32m | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.41m | 1:52PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 187 | 184 | 125 | 111 | 91 | 81 | 367 | 260 | 244 | 196 | 193 | 197 | 159 | 118 | 69 | 314 | 311 | 117 | 171 | 186 | 186 | 157 | 757 | 736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 101 | 150 | 111 | 125 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 68 | 113 | 140 | 163 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 108 | 126 | 37 | 300 | 437 | 498 | 486 | 438 | 128 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 25 | 36 | 56 | 75 | 47 | 95 | 47 | 30 | 12 | 67 | 136 | 134 | 229 | 55 | 123 | 79 | 115 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1261 | 908 | 742 | 681 | 530 | 457 | 715 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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