Haakgat 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.75° S 18.44° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Haakgat sea temperature is

14.5° C

Haakgat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Haakgat today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 5AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (20 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1015	900	701	488	396	286	203	271	258	695	1016	2171	2450	2426	2305	2114	1799	1643	1404	1381	1292	1189	1031	843
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	N	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	NNW	NE	W	W	WNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross	cross
High Tide			7:23AM1.17m				7:45PM1.31m					8:15AM1.07m				8:37PM1.19m				9:22AM1.00m				9:43PM1.11m
Low Tide	1:24AM0.33m				1:21PM0.39m					2:14AM0.43m				2:09PM0.51m				3:14AM0.51m				3:14PM0.60m


	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	14	15	15	14	14	13	12	11	13	14	15	13	12	12	11	11	13	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	11	10	10	12	12	13	13	13	12	11	10	12	12	13	11	11	11	10	10	12	11	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12
kJ	1015	900	701	488	396	286	129	109	98	695	1016	2171	2450	2426	2305	2114	1799	1643	1404	1381	1292	1189	1031	843
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 7	SW 7	W 9	W 9	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 13
kJ	188	94	94	89	122	120	203	271	258	77	79	39	25	14	—	—	—	—	—	43	42	115	108	350
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SW 18	SW 18	W 10	W 10	SW 12	W 9	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	7	6	6	13	50	89	89	120	56	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4
kJ	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Derde Steen Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Derde Steen Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Derde Steen Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Derde Steen Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	1	0	0	1	33	33	33	1	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	33	5	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Dungeons	Dungeons	Dungeons	Hout Bay	Dungeons	The Hoek	The Hoek	Dungeons	The Hoek	Kamer Van	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	Sunset Beach	Dungeons	Dungeons	Van Riebeek	Van Riebeek
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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