
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 43 | 70 | 177 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 148 | 108 | 133 | 159 | 306 | 561 | 859 | 1324 | 1556 | 1797 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.62m | 2:55AM1.69m | 3:28PM1.71m | 3:44AM1.71m | 4:13PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.10m | 8:50PM0.18m | 9:15AM0.03m | 9:39PM0.11m | 9:59AM0.01m | 10:26PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
92 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 177 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 148 | 108 | 133 | 104 | 306 | 561 | 859 | 1324 | 1556 | 1797 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | W 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — |
28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 40 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 61 | 159 | 81 | 106 | 110 | 117 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 31 | — | 47 | 39 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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