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Haakgat Surf Forecast
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Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haakgat today?
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 9PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2777 | 2244 | 1219 | 1539 | 1280 | 800 | 629 | 522 | 1060 | 2957 | 3507 | 3723 | 4241 | 4427 | 4448 | 5288 | 6562 | 5888 | 5432 | 4932 | 4063 | 3615 | 3409 | 3031 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:56PM 1.58 | 4:07AM 1.69 | 4:37PM 1.53 | 4:50AM 1.59 | 5:21PM 1.44 | 5:36AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:47AM -0.08 | 9:57PM 0.05 | 10:27AM -0.04 | 10:39PM 0.11 | 11:09AM 0.06 | 11:24PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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