Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
3
3
3
3
1
0
3
2
0
0
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)131316161616151414141413131313121212111111121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5152537410257940882607207592549554222361429312567210318191671157615241753155415271328142510431995
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
30
NNW
15
SSW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09
Sunset--6:23-------6:22-------6:21-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------------421221
Temp. °C181817171616151417171616151413141817131213151616
Feels °C (?)141413141414131315141214141291013111188111414
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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