Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 2PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
SW
2.2
W
2.3
SW
4
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)12121111111013998910101010111212141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33593028265421311597145018037395866869013213358238784120426243485070665661275656513942433775
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
20
N
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
30
N
35
N
45
NNW
50
NW
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
1.58
4:07AM
1.69
4:37PM
1.53
4:50AM
1.59
5:21PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.04
10:39PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-7:09-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----6:20-------6:19-------6:17---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151516171715141314141716151414141414151516151514
Feels °C (?)12121111121111109797745681010911111211
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