Haakgat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.75° S 18.44° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Haakgat sea temperature is

14.5° C

Haakgat 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 Haakgat today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2230	2121	1989	1896	1320	1258	1498	1376	1310	1177	833	629	937	814	691	572	561	469	392	318	312	260	214	209
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	S	S	SE	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.25m				1:03AM1.41m				1:48PM1.36m					2:02AM1.49m
Low Tide				5:37PM0.45m				6:34AM0.26m				6:51PM0.37m				7:34AM0.17m				7:53PM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—
	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	5:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	15	14	12	12	12	12	14	17	18	16	15	14	14	14	15	18	18	17	16	15	15	14
Feels °C	10	12	12	11	9	9	9	9	11	15	16	14	12	11	11	11	13	16	15	15	14	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	2230	2121	1989	1896	1320	1258	1498	1376	1310	1177	833	629	937	814	691	572	561	469	392	318	312	260	214	209
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	S 7	S 7	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	16	34	52	77	117	103	132	121	116	116	244	282	175	163	152	149	146	112	110	102	96	69	69	68
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	W 12	W 12	—	W 20	W 19	W 14	W 12	W 12	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	103	136	—	7	7	32	166	178	12	12	26	25	25	40	37	34	34	33	33	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	132	151	—	—	177	161	144	141	—	108	132	148	147	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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