Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 1AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
!
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
WSW
1.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111110101011111214161616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)736603603440488431423382322335272453148320954416781189628738822066935889553057306140
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
20
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
1.47
4:14AM
1.54
4:35PM
1.42
4:42AM
1.46
5:03PM
1.35
5:10AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.16
10:29AM
0.11
10:35PM
0.22
10:56AM
0.19
11:03PM
0.30
11:23AM
0.28
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----7:00-------7:00-------7:01--
Sunset6:38-------6:37-------6:36-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212120191818191919181818181719191818181717171919
Feels °C (?)192121201919181717181818151516141314141414151513
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