Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 2AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)101111111213141414141313131313121212121314151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)425354645675532053346489680864965752511044083775325727872576297333973566369045396367836288179167
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
20
NW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
1.53
4:50AM
1.59
5:21PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
6:11PM
1.33
6:31AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.19
12:18AM
0.33
12:52PM
0.33
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:13--
Sunset6:19-------6:17-------6:15-------
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22111-1--1------1-------
Temp. °C151414141414161616151514141416171616161616151619
Feels °C (?)6556810111111111211111111131514131312101014
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