Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is

14.8° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 6AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	16s
Evening (15 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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)	1	2	1	3	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	SW 17	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	108	238	454	1158	1806	3967	4110	4479	4053	3398	2959	2494	1942	1645	1240	1189	1422	1351	1048	897	745	576	553	499
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	S	SE	ENE	NE	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		3:42AM1.58m				4:12PM1.63m				4:28AM1.56m				4:56PM1.64m					5:11AM1.50m				5:37PM1.61m
Low Tide				9:59AM-0.00m				10:26PM0.08m				10:41AM0.01m					11:11PM0.10m				11:21AM0.07m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	16	14	14	15	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	16	17	18	18	17
Feels °C	9	9	10	12	14	13	13	15	15	13	13	13	14	14	15	14	13	12	12	14	16	17	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	106	130	454	1158	1806	3967	4110	4479	4053	3398	2959	2494	1942	1645	1240	1189	1422	1351	1048	897	745	576	553	499
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 8	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 14	S 13	S 13
kJ	108	238	88	260	217	197	43	28	29	30	17	17	16	17	18	8	8	21	21	21	2	15	31	84
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SW 12	W 9	W 11	WNW 9	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	E 11	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	28	49	78	59	132	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	WNW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	21	24	14	151	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	7	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Kleinmond	Onrus	Haardebaai	Arniston	Koeel Bay	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Kleinmond	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Gourits Mouth	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Hawston	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5	5

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