Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 8AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
607
617
617
300
403
383
363
467
457
394
389
319
519
542
446
402
461
491
829
1191
756
743
817
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:44AM1.43m
3:05PM1.54m
3:14AM1.49m
3:33PM1.61m
3:44AM1.52m
4:01PM1.65m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.14m
9:16PM0.17m
9:22AM0.08m
9:44PM0.11m
9:49AM0.06m
10:14PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
22
21
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
13
14
Feels °C
17
18
18
19
18
14
16
16
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
13
13
14
14
14
15
10
9
10
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