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Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121213131313131313131313131212121213161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2969288330902993270722541949164713091134918816791754785846944865176419041880174216131339
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
onononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
1.58
5:40AM
1.58
6:15PM
1.46
6:36AM
1.41
7:19PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.07
11:26PM
0.23
11:56AM
0.22
12:19AM
0.37
12:52PM
0.37
1:29AM
0.50
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-7:09-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----6:20-------6:19-------6:16---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515161515151414141516161516151413151819191819
Feels °C (?)111212121214141311121213131312111010131515141416
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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