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Haardebaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 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 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haardebaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 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 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | |
718 | 614 | 437 | 311 | 364 | 190 | 211 | 101 | 217 | 205 | 202 | 172 | 200 | 192 | 185 | 178 | 154 | 120 | 100 | 76 | 727 | 886 | 984 | 1844 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.07m | 10:22PM1.17m | 11:04AM1.09m | 11:39PM1.26m | 12:12PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.55m | 3:48PM0.51m | 4:59AM0.51m | 5:16PM0.47m | 6:11AM0.41m | 6:17PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
12 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 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 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 718 | 614 | 437 | 311 | 364 | 190 | 211 | 101 | 217 | 205 | 202 | 172 | 200 | 192 | 185 | 178 | 154 | 120 | 62 | 65 | 76 | 54 | 92 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | NNE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | 64 | 23 | 119 | 74 | 75 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 100 | 76 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 61 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 92 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 168 | 116 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 34 | 21 | 24 | 37 | 75 | 58 | 257 | 727 | 886 | 984 | 1844 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 45 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 122 | 41 | 38 | 41 | 202 |
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