Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

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 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
1
3
3
4
3
3
1
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
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
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
WSW
13
2.4
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
11
4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
516
737
787
1411
1341
1207
1031
1016
886
746
604
563
563
482
408
361
663
1176
1927
2179
2362
2875
3385
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
40
N
45
WNW
30
W
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:00AM1.16m
7:55PM1.19m
8:16AM1.11m
9:14PM1.21m
9:45AM1.12m
10:25PM1.28m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.63m
1:09PM0.56m
1:59AM0.68m
2:21PM0.61m
3:36AM0.66m
3:48PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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6:01
6:00
6:00
9
10
3
3
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
16
17
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
13
16
15
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
7
5
6
5
4
5
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
17
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
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
302
317
737
787
1411
1341
1207
1031
1016
886
746
604
563
563
482
408
342
273
9
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
329
516
298
372
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NNW
3
1.1
NW
4
2.1
WNW
6
2.4
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
11
4
W
11
Energy kJ
1
7
42
361
663
1176
1927
2179
2362
2875
3385
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
52
52
2
2
0
0
0
196
191
238
233
233
232
196
829
904
1022
1042
509
436
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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