Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is

15.4° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 7AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	WSW 16	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1083	905	905	821	821	732	673	683	600	581	486	416	367	361	259	250	215	264	597	581	525	494	486	486
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	glassy	on
High Tide		3:38AM1.44m				4:03PM1.50m				4:09AM1.45m				4:33PM1.54m				4:40AM1.44m					5:02PM1.55m
Low Tide				9:51AM0.13m				10:11PM0.22m				10:19AM0.11m				10:42PM0.20m				10:47AM0.12m


	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	17	19	16	14	15	16	17	19	21	22	20	19	19	19	19	21	22	22	20	20
Feels °C	10	10	10	12	14	15	12	9	11	12	12	15	17	19	16	16	16	15	15	18	19	19	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1083	905	905	821	821	732	673	683	600	581	486	416	367	361	259	178	141	264	597	581	525	494	486	486
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	154	130	13	31	78	68	250	213	148	125	128	137	142	125	127
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	W 19	—	—	—	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	—	SW 18	—	SSW 16	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	—	—	—	69	102	215	193	140	—	12	—	25	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	120	96	71	61	67	51	106	132	159	331	298	103	101	125	178	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	8	4	4	4	4	4	8	19	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	0	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	6	9	5	6	6	9	8	7	6

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