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Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
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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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
— | — | 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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 6 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 12 | — | — |
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) | WSW 13 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
372 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 12 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 49 | — | 447 | 1029 | 1824 | 2694 | 3446 | 3786 | 3830 | — | 3826 | 4802 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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