Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 07 Sep 2025 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 slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 11AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s

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

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Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wed
10
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
3
!
!
!
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5
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313141414141414141414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)19721884207719702331269540243900363334923110284623612338201317881453141312851148953935867772
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
W
10
W
0
NW
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossononglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
1.67
3:22AM
1.58
3:39PM
1.74
3:59AM
1.60
4:14PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54AM
0.03
9:19PM
0.01
9:27AM
-0.01
9:55PM
-0.05
10:01AM
-0.02
10:31PM
-0.05
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wed
10
Sunrise-6:56-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset----6:31-------6:31-------6:32---
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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. °C121216171614141212121822212018171514181715151515
Feels °C (?)101013131210119991620201917161412161514161515
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Haakgat (light winds from the SW at Plattekloof Glen wx 19 km from Haakgat). 2.0m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 1.2m 5s windswell from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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10 km/h
SW
0.0
15.1
Air / Water (°C)
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