Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
14.7° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121111111111111110101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)998900843692605595518492488372291247247505490580569557496373320269199176
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
15
W
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
0
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscrossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
1.18
7:37AM
1.18
8:37PM
1.07
9:23AM
1.07
10:41PM
1.07
11:23AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
0.46
2:07PM
0.47
2:53AM
0.58
4:07PM
0.54
5:12AM
0.56
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset6:52-------6:51-------6:50-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252119171818202020181817161619201918181817172019
Feels °C (?)242018171616171819191918161619181717182018171917
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