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Haakgat Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.4° 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: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | |
374 | 296 | 214 | 226 | 128 | 137 | 205 | 171 | 198 | 166 | 163 | 154 | 194 | 154 | 122 | 172 | 237 | 468 | 463 | 671 | 782 | 2578 | 3286 | 2357 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.07m | 10:20PM1.17m | 11:03AM1.09m | 11:36PM1.25m | 12:11PM1.16m | 00:29AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.50m | 4:58AM0.49m | 5:15PM0.47m | 6:09AM0.39m | 6:16PM0.40m | 6:58AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 374 | 296 | 214 | 226 | 128 | 137 | 205 | 171 | 198 | 166 | 163 | 154 | 194 | 154 | 122 | 172 | 237 | 55 | 54 | 97 | 151 | — | 3286 | 2357 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 17 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WNW 4 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 75 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 186 | — | — | 954 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 468 | 463 | 671 | 782 | 2578 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 84 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 1017 | 124 | 39 |
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