Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
15.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Haakgat today?

The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.4m)13s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313131313161615141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)647255054563378333552859250420941806156914751475156918062613362434902746249225982340227025222207
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
1.31
10:06AM
1.10
10:30PM
1.27
11:31AM
1.13
11:50PM
1.29
12:45PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
0.38
4:00PM
0.49
5:13AM
0.37
5:32PM
0.48
6:29AM
0.31
6:50PM
0.41
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise---7:47-------7:46-------7:46----
Sunset------5:58-------5:58-------5:59-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121211121316161514141414151615131312121213141413
Feels °C (?)910991013131211111111131412111111111111121010
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  1. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at Haakgat (light winds from the E at SHIP2263 17 km from Haakgat). A 2.9m groundswell from the SW

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17 km away, 1 h 5 min ago

11 km/h
E
9.7
15.8
Air / Water (°C)
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