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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 pm Tuesday 12 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 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 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 ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | 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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | |
4905 | 3877 | 3319 | 2903 | 2386 | 2001 | 2047 | 2440 | 2400 | 2544 | 2629 | 2462 | 2034 | 1842 | 1596 | 1427 | 1247 | 937 | 773 | 721 | 521 | 534 | 684 | 1129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:55AM1.18m | 00:10AM1.39m | 12:45PM1.29m | 00:55AM1.50m | 1:30PM1.40m | 1:39AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.40m | 6:38AM0.24m | 6:43PM0.30m | 7:21AM0.11m | 7:29PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | 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 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 |
 kJ | 2508 | 3877 | 3319 | 2903 | 2386 | 2001 | 2047 | 2440 | 2400 | 2544 | 2629 | 2462 | 2034 | 1842 | 1596 | 1427 | 1247 | 937 | 773 | 627 | 521 | 443 | 453 | 1129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3149 | 2631 | 2017 | 1751 | 1710 | 1952 | 1839 | 1673 | 1438 | 1297 | 1060 | 961 | 836 | 764 | 667 | 667 | 593 | 626 | 644 | 721 | 514 | 534 | 684 | 415 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 526 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 80 | 81 | 151 | 291 | 243 | 482 | 303 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 420 | 39 | 39 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 125 | 124 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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