Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
2
2
3
1
2
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WNW
11
6
W
12
5
W
13
4.5
WSW
13
5
W
13
5
W
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
65
NW
60
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
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
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
5
W
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
W
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
Energy 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)
0.5
NNW
7
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
Energy kJ
25
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WNW
11
6
W
12
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
5
W
13
5
W
13
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
1.3
NNW
7
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
6816
9835
1592
1373
8766
7665
789
645
503
4589
4064
155
1
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
7
2
9
8
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
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
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
9
2
9
9
5
6
5
5
9
5
6
4
7
4
5
4
9
9
5
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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