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Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | |
6816 | 9835 | 7588 | 7370 | 8766 | 7665 | 4676 | 4141 | 4301 | 4589 | 4064 | 3080 | 2962 | 2277 | 1977 | 1706 | 1431 | 1355 | 1269 | 1166 | 1119 | 976 | 874 | 844 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.19m | 11:22PM1.39m | 11:57AM1.31m | 00:11AM1.52m | 12:46PM1.44m | 00:56AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.54m | 5:54AM0.42m | 5:58PM0.45m | 6:40AM0.27m | 6:46PM0.34m | 7:22AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | — | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | — | — | 7588 | 7370 | — | — | 4676 | 4141 | 4301 | 2364 | — | 3080 | 2962 | 2277 | 1977 | 1706 | 1431 | 1355 | 1269 | 1166 | 1119 | 976 | 874 | 844 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 6816 | 9835 | 1592 | 1373 | 8766 | 7665 | 789 | 645 | 503 | 4589 | 4064 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 904 | 996 | 1012 | 644 | 1052 | 475 | 410 | 191 | 198 | 399 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 55 | 52 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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