Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 4PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
1
1
0
1
!
!
!
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131614141413131313161616161514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94698792195120231848215125462737423247215005974288247718701459254955422237523277268122072045
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
W
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-7:07-------7:07-------7:07------
Sunset----6:24-------6:23-------6:22---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C181719191918171818171717171616151414171717161514
Feels °C (?)191718181717141516141412131313131213161414131412
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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