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Haardebaai Surf Photo: 'Haardebaai on a bad day' by STEPHAN

Issued: 1 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Haardebaai sea temperature is

13.9°C

1.8°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SW	ESE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S	ESE	SW	ESE
	12 s	cross- on	6 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S	S	SW	SW
	12 s	cross- on	3 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S	S	SW	SW
	12 s	cross- on	4 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SW	ESE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SW	SW
	12 s	on		12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SW	ESE
	13 s	on		13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SW	ESE
	13 s	on		13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SW	SE
	13 s	on		13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SW	SE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	SE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	SE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	SE
	12 s	glass		12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE		SW	ESE
	12 s	cross		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E		SW	ESE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E		SW	ESE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW	ESE
	12 s	on		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Haardebaai around the time the photo was taken

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Haardebaai Surf Photo: 'Haardebaai on a bad day' by STEPHAN

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User: STEPHAN (1 photo)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:05 am 31 Dec 2016