Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 May 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 11PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (01 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
!
!
0
1
1
0
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1860
2310
2233
2195
2128
2145
1568
1547
1615
1289
969
800
726
641
674
1913
1860
1997
1998
2053
1901
1750
1624
1816
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
35
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:12PM1.42m
3:17AM1.49m
3:42PM1.41m
3:47AM1.45m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.22m
9:35AM0.12m
9:44PM0.24m
10:03AM0.16m
10:14PM0.28m
10:33AM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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7:20
7:20
7:22
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6:06
6:05
6:04
6:02
2
10
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
10
9
9
9
9
7
10
11
13
15
15
15
15
14
17
17
17
16
15
12
14
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1860
2310
2233
2195
2128
2145
1568
1547
1615
1289
969
800
726
641
585
1913
1860
1997
1998
2053
1901
1750
1624
1816
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
S
15
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
4
9
9
17
167
202
154
149
156
144
295
589
674
34
49
49
110
139
178
170
157
152
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
9
9
15
37
72
127
124
258
302
135
133
77
31
42
69
31
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
0.5
NNE
4
1
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.8
NW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
4
Energy kJ
49
10
39
52
87
117
222
128
179
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
2
3
2
Distance (km)
195
195
176
158
186
160
277
283
41
1
0
0
0
0
5
39
39
41
41
33
124
39
39
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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