Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313121212121314151516161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)707066445937503544083775325729232925311136803563368047226886888594919483891277306652516341643549
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
20
W
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
6:11PM
1.33
6:31AM
1.30
7:15PM
1.22
7:43AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.19
12:18AM
0.33
12:52PM
0.33
1:28AM
0.46
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13
Sunset--6:17-------6:15-------6:15-----
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-1---11-------------
Temp. °C161616151414141416161717171616141618191715141314
Feels °C (?)111111121111111111131314141212101115151411111011
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