Baboon Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.33° S 18.32° E

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Baboon Point sea temperature is

13.8° C

Baboon Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 8PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	15s
Evening (15 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	2	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	302	264	817	1324	1556	1647	1579	1303	1264	1077	943	835	680	587	464	456	360	347	268	263	200	192	168	168
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			4:13PM1.77m				4:30AM1.69m				4:56PM1.78m					5:14AM1.62m				5:39PM1.74m				5:58AM1.52m
Low Tide	9:59AM0.01m				10:26PM0.08m				10:41AM0.03m					11:11PM0.10m				11:21AM0.10m				11:56PM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—
	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	6:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	17	16	16	16	15	16	17	20	21	18	17	16	17	17	19	21	22	20	19	18	16	17
Feels °C	14	15	15	14	15	15	13	15	16	18	18	16	15	13	15	15	18	19	20	18	17	16	14	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10
kJ	80	242	817	1324	1556	1647	1579	1303	1264	1077	943	835	680	587	464	456	360	347	268	263	200	192	168	168
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	W 9	W 9	W 10	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	SW 16	WSW 15
kJ	302	104	110	117	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	10	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	WSW 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13
kJ	39	264	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	S 3	S 3	SSE 2	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	52	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Jacobs Bay	Stompneus	Stompneus	Treskostraal	Hell	Hell	Hell	Doring Bay	Yzerfontein	Heaven	Heaven	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Silwerstroom	Yzerfontein	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Treskostraal	Treskostraal	Treskostraal	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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