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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 Monday 04 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haakgat today?
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 12AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | |
1574 | 1384 | 1338 | 1338 | 1455 | 1455 | 1293 | 1131 | 1745 | 1948 | 1794 | 1413 | 1037 | 819 | 937 | 951 | 855 | 646 | 471 | 351 | 209 | 224 | 443 | 316 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.33m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:18PM1.26m | 5:24AM1.24m | 5:57PM1.19m | 6:02AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:18PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:56PM0.50m | 12:18PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | S 8 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 1574 | 1384 | 1338 | 1338 | 1455 | 1455 | 1293 | 1131 | 1745 | 1948 | 1794 | 1413 | 1037 | 819 | 285 | 362 | 323 | 257 | 357 | 295 | 209 | 144 | 160 | 316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 192 | 145 | 135 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 91 | 829 | 916 | 716 | 648 | 583 | 446 | 361 | 309 | 167 | 117 | 83 | 31 | 69 | 44 | 196 | 443 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | 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 | — | W 13 | W 13 | SW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 80 | 80 | 130 | 208 | 208 | 232 | 314 | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 102 | 18 | 44 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 937 | 951 | 855 | 646 | 471 | 351 | 187 | 224 | — | 156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1017 | 124 | 883 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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