Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 19 Feb 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 4.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 2PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
0
1
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1313121414131312121212121178111111131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86582579972180482164970663461449438328336328819814011211611411411411498
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
S
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
1.53
4:54AM
1.67
5:11PM
1.49
5:28AM
1.62
5:48PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
0.04
10:40PM
0.03
11:08AM
0.05
11:12PM
0.08
11:44AM
0.10
11:48PM
0.17
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise-6:24-------6:24-------6:26------
Sunset----7:34-------7:32-------7:31---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192024252321212020212527282524212021252424212120
Feels °C (?)192124222018202020222625272524212022252323212119
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