Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 09 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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121216161515141414141313131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54253360280310061672162616041559147212001083108311791179108610691037851812773700683614
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
15
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
5
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
ESE
0
SE
0
ENE
10
SW
5
E
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
offglassglasscross-
on
offoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11PM
0.97
8:41AM
0.95
10:21PM
0.98
10:48AM
0.98
11:40PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
0.59
2:12AM
0.70
3:24PM
0.63
4:51AM
0.68
5:15PM
0.57
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:29-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C292826252524222225222121212119202121222019181818
Feels °C (?)292626262524212225212122232219212121222019181919
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