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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 7 pm Sunday 03 May 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haakgat today?
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 11PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | |
1800 | 1937 | 1970 | 2053 | 2157 | 1687 | 1723 | 1766 | 1712 | 1361 | 1431 | 1455 | 1455 | 1420 | 1396 | 1460 | 1871 | 2211 | 1989 | 1616 | 1265 | 934 | 723 | 661 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:44PM1.33m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:18PM1.26m | 5:24AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:45PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:18PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 1800 | 1937 | 1970 | 2053 | 2157 | 1687 | 1723 | 1766 | 1712 | 1361 | 1431 | 1455 | 1455 | 1420 | 1396 | 1460 | 1871 | 2211 | 1989 | 1616 | 1265 | 934 | 723 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 49 | 108 | 139 | 178 | 218 | 202 | 195 | 150 | 145 | 135 | 128 | 126 | 93 | 123 | 1084 | 987 | 750 | 741 | 660 | 512 | 431 | 337 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 69 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 81 | 80 | 130 | 264 | 208 | 232 | 309 | 309 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 661 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 41 | 41 | 107 | 33 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 663 | 124 |
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