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Haakgat Surf Forecast
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Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 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
15.5° 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 10AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
614 | 811 | 1298 | 1984 | 1956 | 1901 | 2423 | 2483 | 2243 | 1859 | 1597 | 1278 | 1098 | 1016 | 928 | 799 | 700 | 659 | 659 | 462 | 799 | 829 | 805 | 837 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.59m | 2:14PM1.48m | 2:23AM1.65m | 2:57PM1.53m | 3:08AM1.66m | 3:42PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.02m | 8:13PM0.14m | 8:46AM-0.04m | 8:59PM0.10m | 9:30AM-0.05m | 9:45PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 460 | 494 | 1298 | 1984 | 1956 | 1901 | 2423 | 2483 | 2243 | 1859 | 1597 | 1278 | 1098 | 1016 | 928 | 799 | 700 | 659 | 659 | 462 | 799 | 829 | 805 | 837 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 614 | 811 | 496 | 303 | 505 | 765 | 1731 | 1440 | 1247 | 1104 | 971 | 826 | 649 | 547 | 547 | 464 | 454 | 242 | 335 | 185 | 185 | 146 | 136 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 331 | 413 | 439 | 525 | 766 | 1014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 193 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 11 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 39 | — | 39 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 317 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 38 |
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