Surf Forecasts:
Haardebaai surf forecast from 27 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 1 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 28 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period, SW swell with 11,256 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 30 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Haardebaai this week:
The surf forecast for Haardebaai over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Haardebaai in the next 16 days are 5.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 28) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 28) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 28th Jun) | 16ft (5.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Haardebaai over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 9 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1776 | 1723 | 3244 | 4686 | 9715 | 7087 | 5861 | 3318 | 1890 | 1381 | 1088 | 2025 | 1648 | 1192 | 1094 | 1029 | 722 | 570 | 442 | 424 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03PM1.23m | 2:07AM1.31m | 2:40PM1.29m | 2:45AM1.35m | 3:16PM1.34m | 3:20AM1.38m | 3:50PM1.37m | 3:54AM1.39m | 4:24PM1.40m | 4:28AM1.38m | 4:57PM1.41m | 5:01AM1.35m | 5:31PM1.42m | 5:35AM1.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.43m | 8:31AM0.28m | 8:45PM0.38m | 9:06AM0.24m | 9:20PM0.35m | 9:39AM0.21m | 9:55PM0.32m | 10:11AM0.20m | 10:29PM0.32m | 10:42AM0.20m | 11:03PM0.32m | 11:12AM0.21m | 11:38PM0.34m | 11:44AM0.24m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 |
 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 31 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 1776 | 1723 | 3244 | 3538 | 9715 | 7087 | 5861 | 3318 | 1890 | 1381 | 1088 | 2025 | 1648 | 1192 | 1094 | 1029 | 722 | 570 | 442 | 424 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 253 | 1281 | 371 | — | — | — | 486 | 380 | 294 | 146 | 42 | 98 | 92 | 140 | 117 | 80 | 68 | 42 | 123 | 310 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | ESE 8 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SE 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 25 | 70 | 165 | 98 | 82 | 53 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | S 7 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 119 | 885 | 4686 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 173 | — | 42 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 304 | 345 | 383 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
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