Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 SAST
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Baboon Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Baboon Point sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baboon Point today?

The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 8PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
3
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
2
W
7
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
4
W
11
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
787
1411
1341
1207
1031
1016
886
746
604
563
563
482
408
282
447
1029
1824
2694
3446
3786
3830
3806
3826
4802
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
WSW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
40
N
30
W
20
WNW
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
NNW
45
NNW
60
NNW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:55PM1.19m
8:16AM1.11m
9:14PM1.21m
9:45AM1.12m
10:25PM1.28m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.56m
1:59AM0.68m
2:21PM0.61m
3:36AM0.66m
3:48PM0.60m
4:57AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:24
7:24
7:24
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6:01
6:00
6:00
6:00
6
14
4
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
15
14
13
13
14
14
12
12
11
12
10
7
8
8
4
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.7
WNW
6
0.9
WSW
13
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
4
W
12
Energy kJ
787
1411
1341
1207
1031
1016
886
746
604
563
563
482
408
212
277
9
9
9
3806
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
372
3
3
3
2
282
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.6
NNW
3
1.1
NW
4
2
W
7
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
4
W
11
3.5
W
12
4
W
12
Energy kJ
1
6
49
447
1029
1824
2694
3446
3786
3830
3826
4802
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
1
1
5
1
1
Distance (km)
0
52
52
2
0
0
0
127
196
238
456
233
272
52
191
829
510
1018
787
510
510
436
422
422
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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