Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 05 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (05 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
S
1.8
SSW
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)161616151414141414131313131313131313131212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9328901482206604580957616249580850934304372833142773187214081512146510578651005870812851747
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
1.35
5:10AM
1.36
5:33PM
1.25
5:40AM
1.25
6:06PM
1.15
6:14AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
0.30
11:23AM
0.28
11:31PM
0.39
11:53AM
0.39
12:03AM
0.50
12:30PM
0.49
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:03--
Sunset6:36-------6:35-------6:34-------
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171818171717191918171615151520232421222121212726
Feels °C (?)121514141516151413131313131318202019201919192522
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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