Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111010141413131313131316141414131413131716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3822582871872122086417257678929469879219512300193320602280261540924031397183677680
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
S
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
E
5
W
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---7:05-------7:07-------7:07----
Sunset------6:25-------6:24-------6:23-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C181817172122212019181717191919181717181718181817
Feels °C (?)171817172120202019181717181818171616161415141514
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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