Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 11AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111112121615141414141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)100187690145544744741852113201455269631152243199716621487146512351245111711001049843816
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
15
W
15
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassononcrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31PM
1.44
5:46AM
1.51
6:15PM
1.32
6:33AM
1.35
7:10PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.05
11:31PM
0.18
12:04PM
0.18
12:15AM
0.31
12:54PM
0.33
1:14AM
0.46
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:54-------6:53-------6:52---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161620212018181716172328292521202022292923201917
Feels °C (?)151517171513151413141924262118181921292722201817
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