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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 Friday 01 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haakgat today?
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 11PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
1860 | 2310 | 2233 | 2195 | 2128 | 2145 | 1568 | 1547 | 1615 | 1289 | 969 | 800 | 726 | 641 | 674 | 1913 | 1860 | 1997 | 1998 | 2053 | 1901 | 1750 | 1624 | 1816 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.42m | 3:17AM1.49m | 3:42PM1.41m | 3:47AM1.45m | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.22m | 9:35AM0.12m | 9:44PM0.24m | 10:03AM0.16m | 10:14PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 1860 | 2310 | 2233 | 2195 | 2128 | 2145 | 1568 | 1547 | 1615 | 1289 | 969 | 800 | 726 | 641 | 585 | 1913 | 1860 | 1997 | 1998 | 2053 | 1901 | 1750 | 1624 | 1816 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 17 | 167 | 202 | 154 | 149 | 156 | 144 | 295 | 589 | 674 | 34 | 49 | 49 | 110 | 139 | 178 | 170 | 157 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 72 | 127 | 124 | 258 | 302 | 135 | 133 | 77 | 31 | 42 | 69 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 10 | 39 | 52 | 87 | 117 | 222 | 128 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 195 | 176 | 158 | 186 | 160 | 277 | 283 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 124 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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