Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 12AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (21 Mar)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
0
1
3
4
3
4
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.5
SW
1.9
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010111112121212121212121211111111111112121615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13738507011150108311001018980802769153811906049345214033604474185211343142028742098
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
1.58
4:28AM
1.71
4:52PM
1.53
5:05AM
1.64
5:31PM
1.44
5:46AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16PM
0.02
10:45AM
-0.03
10:52PM
0.08
11:23AM
0.05
11:31PM
0.18
12:04PM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:50-------6:50--
Sunset6:58-------6:55-------6:54-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918181717202320181817161721222018171717172327
Feels °C (?)161716151515171915151615151620191513131515152024
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