Haakgat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.75° S 18.44° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Haakgat sea temperature is

14.3° C

Haakgat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Haakgat today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	!	!	2	!	3	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1325	3142	3062	3093	2834	3104	2847	2615	2598	2507	2713	2713	2672	2423	2386	2121	2056	1896	1320	1258	1427	1240	1177	1053
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	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-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			9:26PM1.29m				10:21AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.25m
Low Tide	2:52PM0.47m				4:03AM0.39m				4:12PM0.49m					5:22AM0.34m				5:37PM0.45m				6:34AM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	15	15	14	12	12	11	11	13	16
Feels °C	14	11	9	8	8	9	10	10	9	8	9	9	8	8	9	12	12	11	9	9	8	8	11	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1325	3142	3062	3093	2834	3104	2847	2615	2598	2507	2713	2713	2672	2423	2386	2121	2056	1896	1320	1258	1427	1240	1177	1053
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	—	—	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	S 7	S 7	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	1039	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	892	431	16	37	34	82	110	124	97	132	118	152	152
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	W 12	—	—	W 19	W 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	141	136	—	—	7	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	SSE 5	—	—	—	SSE 5	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	196	—	—	52	—	—	—	48	—	—	—	72	141	140	151	133	113	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Hoek Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Eerste Steen Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	38	11	75	18	5	5	5	123	342	18	18	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	The Hoek	The Hoek		Sollys	Kamer Van	Sollys	Sollys			Sollys	Sollys	Sollys	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kamer Van	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	4	5		5	4	5	5			4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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