Baboon Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.33° S 18.32° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Baboon Point sea temperature is

14.0° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	SW 12	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	58	175	85	164	428	595	722	834	746	712	700	637	617	573	513	521	473	390	443	378	483	541	647	2765
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SE	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	N	NW	NE	NNE	N	WNW	W	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				8:22AM1.19m				8:41PM1.30m				9:28AM1.11m				9:48PM1.21m				10:51AM1.09m
Low Tide		2:15AM0.47m				2:12PM0.57m				3:17AM0.56m				3:21PM0.67m				4:38AM0.60m				4:58PM0.70m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	11	13	15	15	14	12	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	13	13	13	14
Feels °C	11	11	9	11	12	11	11	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	9	9	10	10	11	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	SW 12	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 18
kJ	57	175	85	164	428	595	722	834	746	712	700	637	617	573	513	521	473	390	443	378	483	541	647	2765
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	W 9	W 9	WSW 11	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	—	W 23	WSW 21	SW 20	—
kJ	41	56	37	81	38	24	24	12	12	5	5	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	10	44	388	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	SW 16	SW 8	W 9	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	58	64	20	38	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 8	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 3	—	N 3	NNW 4	NW 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	31	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	10	9	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	55	55	0	2	0	0	0	191	52	2	0	0	0	0	18	196	167
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	9	5	5	4	4	5	4

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