Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 May 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 11AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (03 May)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
0
0
2
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
726
634
674
1261
1965
1937
1856
1725
2157
1687
1581
1624
1423
1231
1302
1455
1455
1420
1280
1124
1675
3456
3580
3162
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSE
5
ENE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
4:44PM1.33m
4:50AM1.32m
5:18PM1.26m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.16m
10:14PM0.28m
10:33AM0.22m
10:45PM0.34m
11:04AM0.29m
11:18PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
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6:04
6:02
6:01
6:00
3
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
12
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
17
17
18
17
16
14
13
15
13
14
13
13
13
13
11
10
13
13
14
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
726
634
641
1261
1965
1937
1856
1725
2157
1687
1581
1624
1423
1231
1302
1455
1455
1420
1280
1124
1675
2715
563
512
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
W
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
Energy kJ
295
589
674
302
49
31
108
141
178
218
202
195
192
145
135
128
126
123
91
164
843
582
208
173
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
138
100
75
74
42
70
31
31
3
9
16
15
37
32
81
80
130
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
9
20
3456
3580
3162
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
7
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
41
39
39
41
41
84
33
39
39
41
39
33
33
7
0
0
9
33
9
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
7
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
5
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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