Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 8PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (22 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
432
427
620
695
676
658
852
543
519
346
412
992
951
804
792
642
651
743
1387
1759
1961
2290
2290
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
ESE
cross-off
on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:23PM1.27m
8:58AM1.10m
9:38PM1.25m
10:20AM1.08m
10:47PM1.27m
Low Tide
1:52PM0.39m
2:55AM0.45m
3:06PM0.46m
4:17AM0.44m
4:22PM0.48m
5:26AM0.40m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:47
5:47
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
14
14
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
8
1
SW
11
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
322
432
427
620
695
676
658
852
543
519
123
246
992
951
804
792
642
651
743
1387
1759
1961
2290
2290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.3
SSE
6
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
115
112
99
25
24
25
24
7
160
160
217
412
4
3
3
3
219
181
271
3
2
2
2
112
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.4
SW
16
0.1
S
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
8
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
13
18
25
8
7
2
2
94
4
346
99
2
15
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
33
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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