Haga-Haga Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Eastern Cape – Wild Coast, South Africa)

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Haga-Haga Surf Guide

Haga-Haga in East London is an exposed reef and point break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Does not handle onshore winds very well Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. There are left and right breaking reefs and there is a left hand point break too. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Beware of rips and sharks.

Haga-Haga Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	5	inconsistent	19.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Haga-Haga:

The best conditions reported for surf at Haga-Haga occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Haga-Haga (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Haga-Haga with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 20% of the time in June while 19% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 61% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

20%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

19%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

61%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Haga-Haga surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Haga-Haga is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Haga-Haga is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 87 km (54 miles) away.

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Haga-Haga Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 02:22 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 08
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	S	S
Period (s)	11	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Haga-Haga

Current tide and informaton

For Cintsa East, 9 km from Haga-Haga.

Next High Water: 06:53am | 1.16m

Next Low Water: 01:21pm | 0.5m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Haga-Haga Sea Temperature

The water temperature (19.8 °C) at Haga-Haga is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 18.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite