Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212131415151616161515141414141313131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3563362038584822654687069180954388047912642252404164328827562118156114081103774624444374296
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
S
15
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
1.33
6:31AM
1.30
7:15PM
1.22
7:43AM
1.15
8:41PM
1.15
9:24AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
0.33
12:52PM
0.33
1:28AM
0.46
2:07PM
0.45
3:11AM
0.53
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----7:13-------7:13-------7:13--
Sunset6:15-------6:15-------6:14-------
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C171616151514161819171413131317212020191818182425
Feels °C (?)12131312111011141513109101014181617161414152122
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