Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
2
3
4
3
2
0
0
2
2
!
3
!
!
!
0
0
0
1
2
1
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
WSW
1.3
SW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1414141313131312121211121212141213131113131399
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4222361429312417210317231671157616551874173318102204190636533066271119451402179118626036731135
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNW
25
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
1.53
2:49AM
1.71
3:17PM
1.58
3:27AM
1.72
3:56PM
1.58
4:07AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
-0.00
8:40PM
0.08
9:09AM
-0.07
9:18PM
0.04
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11
Sunset--6:22-------6:21-------6:20-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------116631111----1121
Temp. °C171717161614131417131314141414151617171615141414
Feels °C (?)15141313151199119111112131314131211111110108
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