Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 SAST
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Haakgat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Haakgat sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (02 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
!
3
4
4
3
4
2
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1931
1547
1729
1278
969
800
726
653
674
1261
2025
2167
2171
2221
1945
1766
1965
1965
1094
1186
1406
1431
1431
1315
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
N
25
N
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
0
SE
0
NNW
5
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:42PM1.41m
3:47AM1.45m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
4:44PM1.33m
4:50AM1.32m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.12m
9:44PM0.24m
10:03AM0.16m
10:14PM0.28m
10:33AM0.22m
10:45PM0.34m
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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6:05
6:04
6:02
6:01
1
6
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
8
11
13
15
15
15
16
14
18
17
16
16
14
12
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1931
1547
1729
1278
969
800
726
653
573
1261
2025
2167
2171
2221
1945
1766
1965
1965
1094
1186
1406
1431
1431
1315
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
W
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
92
202
154
198
149
144
295
589
674
302
48
50
110
139
178
170
157
152
189
145
135
128
126
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
Energy kJ
37
72
127
124
258
302
138
130
75
74
42
69
31
31
9
16
15
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
0.5
NNE
4
Energy kJ
130
156
185
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
277
283
41
1
0
0
1
0
9
33
39
41
99
33
41
41
41
39
33
39
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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