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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 1 am Wednesday 13 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haakgat today?
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
2001 | 2081 | 2440 | 2676 | 2739 | 2986 | 2694 | 2205 | 2000 | 1715 | 1624 | 1319 | 1107 | 787 | 698 | 521 | 534 | 822 | 1178 | 1817 | 2214 | 1706 | 2506 | 2436 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.39m | 12:45PM1.29m | 00:55AM1.50m | 1:30PM1.40m | 1:39AM1.59m | 2:14PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.24m | 6:43PM0.30m | 7:21AM0.11m | 7:29PM0.22m | 8:04AM0.02m | 8:13PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 2001 | 2081 | 2440 | 2676 | 2739 | 2986 | 2694 | 2205 | 2000 | 1715 | 1624 | 1319 | 1107 | 787 | 698 | 521 | 460 | 822 | 1178 | 1817 | 2214 | 1706 | 2506 | 2436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1952 | 1839 | 1691 | 1438 | 1437 | 1060 | 943 | 836 | 764 | 800 | 593 | 593 | 515 | 725 | 373 | 514 | 534 | 409 | 368 | 303 | 867 | 589 | 1483 | 1285 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 37 | 61 | 80 | 81 | 204 | 291 | 336 | 413 | 303 | 525 | 396 | 826 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 125 | 125 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 0 |
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