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Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
17.9° C
 (Which is 1.0°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 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)151414131313121212121212111111111111111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3824826265095014373974283843257113032883294113293293293294183535406271031
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
15
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
5
NW
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.20
11:24PM
1.09
11:34AM
1.20
12:34AM
1.15
12:38PM
1.25
1:25AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
0.60
5:31AM
0.70
6:27PM
0.55
6:44AM
0.64
7:19PM
0.47
7:35AM
0.56
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:54
Sunset--7:57-------7:57-------7:57-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C202123211917161822232421191817182121212020191818
Feels °C (?)202019171716151920191915161716171918182123211614
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