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Haakgat Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Haakgat surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 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 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haakgat today?
The current surf forecast for Haakgat at 7AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haakgat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | |
2023 | 2022 | 1723 | 1581 | 1488 | 1442 | 1268 | 1226 | 1302 | 1455 | 1338 | 1280 | 1307 | 1307 | 1695 | 1755 | 1300 | 1037 | 1109 | 955 | 947 | 882 | 683 | 422 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:44PM1.33m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:18PM1.26m | 5:24AM1.24m | 5:57PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:45PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:18PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
— | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 2023 | 2022 | 1723 | 1581 | 1488 | 1442 | 1268 | 1226 | 1302 | 1455 | 1338 | 1280 | 1307 | 1307 | 1695 | 1755 | 1300 | 1037 | 835 | 285 | 362 | 323 | 257 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 139 | 178 | 218 | 202 | 195 | 192 | 145 | 135 | 128 | 126 | 93 | 91 | 314 | 1092 | 693 | 625 | 583 | 422 | 438 | 309 | 167 | 125 | 83 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | W 13 | W 13 | SW 19 | W 13 |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 81 | 80 | 130 | 264 | 208 | 232 | 314 | — | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 1109 | 955 | 947 | 882 | 683 | 422 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 161 | 161 | 600 | 62 | 62 |
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