Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111101014141313131313131614141413141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53442933825828718721224064172576789294698792195120231848206022802117401040924169
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
E
5
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----7:05-------7:07-------7:07--
Sunset6:27-------6:25-------6:24-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C211918181717212221201918171719191918171818181818
Feels °C (?)191817181717212020201918181718171817171716151514
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