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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 7 am Sunday 03 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
 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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
| 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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3456 | 3580 | 3162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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