Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
14.2° C
(Which is 4.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
!
!
2
3
4
4
4
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)99999891011111111111111101010101312121210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1992022422383393023779361776221419761756127411461089836680542446700428325325247
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
1.09
12:10AM
1.19
12:37PM
1.20
1:04AM
1.33
1:26PM
1.30
1:44AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
0.47
6:34AM
0.43
6:51PM
0.35
7:25AM
0.29
7:34PM
0.25
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56
Sunset--6:47-------6:46-------6:45-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019181818181718191918171717161920201817161615
Feels °C (?)181717181818181616171717161717161717171515161615
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