Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

Haardebaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 5PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (28 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2667
2630
2284
1919
1733
1460
1346
1144
1162
1099
1218
1200
1099
1011
905
905
821
821
744
683
683
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:03PM1.37m
3:07AM1.40m
3:33PM1.45m
3:38AM1.44m
4:03PM1.50m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.23m
9:09PM0.31m
9:23AM0.17m
9:40PM0.26m
9:51AM0.13m
10:11PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
15
13
12
12
11
11
13
17
18
16
14
14
14
13
14
17
19
16
15
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
14
15
12
10
9
10
9
10
13
15
12
11
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