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Haardebaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
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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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | N 4 |
 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 15 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 11 | SW 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 21 | 58 | 29 | 53 | 30 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 41 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 144 | 114 | 245 | 195 | 183 | 163 | 119 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 62 | 74 | 279 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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