Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 4PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
650 | 1144 | 854 | 1027 | 1127 | 1615 | 1594 | 1638 | 1560 | 1538 | 1447 | 1471 | 1384 | 1188 | 995 | 1009 | 903 | 2056 | 2249 | 1327 | 613 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.65m | 6:06AM1.44m | 6:22PM1.53m | 6:55AM1.32m | 7:16PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.21m | 11:55PM0.21m | 12:01PM0.32m | 00:39AM0.32m | 12:48PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
650 | 361 | 854 | 1027 | 1127 | 1615 | 1594 | 1638 | 1560 | 1538 | 1447 | 1471 | 1384 | 1188 | 995 | 1009 | 903 | 2056 | 2249 | 1327 | 613 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 |
1 | 1144 | 49 | 76 | 48 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 19 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 196 | 175 | 175 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 163 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 643 |
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