Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 31 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1010109914141414131313131212121214131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16827329627824239339349246445169068072195610101187104319221659151813871149910819
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
N
15
NW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassonglasscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.45
2:49AM
1.60
3:09PM
1.49
3:18AM
1.62
3:38PM
1.49
3:46AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
0.13
9:07AM
0.05
9:12PM
0.11
9:35AM
0.04
9:40PM
0.12
10:03AM
0.06
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset6:43-------6:42-------6:39-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019181818222422202021222425262525252321222421
Feels °C (?)192119191919212320202122232525252424262423232421
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