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Haakgat Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Haakgat today?
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 5AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
258 | 255 | 304 | 322 | 432 | 427 | 620 | 695 | 676 | 658 | 778 | 480 | 519 | 346 | 412 | 992 | 965 | 872 | 792 | 642 | 651 | 804 | 1500 | 1686 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:39AM1.18m | 8:23PM1.27m | 8:58AM1.10m | 9:38PM1.25m | 10:20AM1.08m | 10:47PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.40m | 1:52PM0.39m | 2:55AM0.45m | 3:06PM0.46m | 4:17AM0.44m | 4:22PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 128 | 168 | 304 | 322 | 432 | 427 | 620 | 695 | 676 | 658 | 778 | 480 | 519 | 125 | 107 | 992 | 965 | 872 | 792 | 642 | 651 | 804 | 1500 | 1686 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 258 | 255 | 119 | 115 | 112 | 99 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 189 | 135 | 217 | 412 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 219 | 181 | 271 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SW 16 | SSE 6 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SE 13 | — | W 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 94 | 3 | 346 | 209 | 7 | — | 2 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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