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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 1 am Saturday 16 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 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haakgat today?
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 7AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
2243 | 1859 | 1673 | 1278 | 1154 | 1016 | 928 | 799 | 700 | 659 | 659 | 462 | 799 | 841 | 817 | 793 | 837 | 850 | 902 | 969 | 1014 | 915 | 796 | 722 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:23AM1.65m | 2:57PM1.53m | 3:08AM1.66m | 3:42PM1.54m | 3:55AM1.62m | 4:28PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM-0.04m | 8:59PM0.10m | 9:30AM-0.05m | 9:45PM0.10m | 10:15AM-0.00m | 10:34PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | |  | | |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 2243 | 1859 | 1673 | 1278 | 1154 | 1016 | 928 | 799 | 700 | 659 | 659 | 462 | 799 | 841 | 817 | 793 | 837 | 850 | 902 | 969 | 1014 | 915 | 796 | 722 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1247 | 1104 | 971 | 826 | 649 | 547 | 547 | 535 | 454 | 242 | 233 | 185 | 185 | — | 141 | 100 | 57 | 71 | 49 | 50 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 41 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 451 | 60 | 78 | 117 | 112 | 112 | 122 | 126 | 184 | 350 | 364 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 283 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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