Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 256 | 314 | 288 | 418 | 479 | 417 | 341 | 390 | 330 | 243 | 277 | 515 | 525 | 632 | 572 | 581 | 536 | 528 | 476 | 504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.09m | 8:58AM1.02m | 9:45PM1.03m | 11:14AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.69m | 2:02AM0.70m | 3:05PM0.79m | 4:56AM0.71m | 5:55PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 256 | 256 | 314 | 288 | 418 | 479 | 417 | 341 | 390 | 330 | 243 | 277 | 515 | 525 | 632 | 572 | 581 | 536 | 528 | 476 | 504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | SW 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | 6 | 30 | 1 | 26 | 51 | — | 43 | 138 | 144 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 25 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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