Haardebaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.38° S 18.83° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is

15.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Haardebaai today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haardebaai at 2PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1346	1144	1162	1099	1218	1200	1200	1083	905	905	821	821	732	683	683	600	581	486	416	367	361	259	255
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					3:33PM1.45m				3:38AM1.44m				4:03PM1.50m				4:09AM1.45m				4:33PM1.54m
Low Tide			9:23AM0.17m				9:40PM0.26m				9:51AM0.13m				10:11PM0.22m				10:19AM0.11m				10:42PM0.20m


	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	14	17	18	16	14	13	13	13	14	17	18	15	14	14	14	16	17	20	21	19	18
Feels °C	5	5	9	14	16	12	9	9	9	9	10	13	13	10	9	9	9	11	13	16	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9
kJ	1346	1144	1162	1099	1218	1200	1200	1083	905	905	821	821	732	683	683	600	581	486	416	367	361	259	197
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	W 19	SW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	SW 16	SW 11
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	14	31	60	68	255
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	102
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 5	SE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9
kJ	266	266	220	140	91	105	107	134	123	127	85	61	110	134	111	131	138	183	162	133	207	226	490
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	19	8	19	4	4	8	19	8	4	4	4	4	8	8	19	8	8	8	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	5	5

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