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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 pm Wednesday 20 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haakgat today?
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | 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 | |
121 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 120 | 116 | 134 | 183 | 258 | 255 | 304 | 322 | 432 | 427 | 406 | 695 | 676 | 648 | 651 | 732 | 519 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.39m | 6:32AM1.30m | 7:13PM1.32m | 7:39AM1.18m | 8:23PM1.27m | 8:58AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.31m | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:34AM0.40m | 1:52PM0.39m | 2:55AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 78 | 57 | 50 | 47 | 51 | 37 | 138 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 101 | 121 | 304 | 57 | 88 | 427 | 89 | 695 | 676 | 648 | 651 | 732 | 519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 82 | 79 | 68 | 114 | 111 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 258 | 255 | 32 | 322 | 432 | 99 | 406 | 73 | 58 | 41 | 29 | 19 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 16 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 55 | 74 | 71 | 46 | 45 | 12 | 43 | 98 | 134 | 183 | 23 | 29 | 119 | 115 | 112 | 117 | 117 | — | — | — | 8 | 94 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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