Haardebaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 10AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)11ft (3.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
3
3
0
0
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
18
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
805
683
1111
1395
1519
1999
4768
9876
9423
7668
6004
5186
4509
3889
3349
1495
1222
1326
1632
1583
1991
1818
1789
1659
Wind (km/h)
40
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:47AM0.98m
11:05PM1.09m
12:12PM1.02m
00:20AM1.12m
1:11PM1.10m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.56m
4:45PM0.65m
5:58AM0.54m
6:16PM0.62m
7:00AM0.48m
7:16PM0.55m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
2
5
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
3
5
4
6
12
12
9
8
8
8
7
11
12
11
10
9
7
7
7
10
13
15
14
13
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