Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.8° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 7AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, near gales from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.5
SW
23
1
SW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1504
1301
1012
867
534
433
393
322
260
242
193
145
98
93
93
91
101
90
135
184
176
169
268
897
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
E
10
NE
20
SE
50
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
E
50
ESE
60
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:46AM1.21m
7:09PM1.29m
7:53AM1.09m
8:29PM1.16m
9:45AM1.03m
10:28PM1.13m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.30m
12:44PM0.40m
1:37AM0.43m
1:53PM0.54m
3:14AM0.52m
3:57PM0.60m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
15
18
17
14
14
Feels °C
9
11
10
10
4
6
5
4
3
3
4
4
5
2
2
3
3
2
2
5
8
6
4
4
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