Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 8AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 344 | 437 | 1057 | 1042 | 1210 | 1193 | 1019 | 915 | 745 | 679 | 587 | 578 | 473 | 426 | 419 | 353 | 347 | 289 | 285 | 280 | 270 | 219 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.35m | 2:06PM1.44m | 2:13AM1.46m | 2:36PM1.56m | 2:44AM1.55m | 3:04PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.34m | 8:20PM0.37m | 8:29AM0.24m | 8:49PM0.27m | 8:56AM0.17m | 9:17PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 260 | 113 | 361 | 1057 | 1042 | 1210 | 1193 | 1019 | 915 | 745 | 679 | 587 | 578 | 473 | 426 | 419 | 353 | 347 | 289 | 285 | 280 | 270 | 219 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 236 | 344 | 437 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 26 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 90 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 2 |
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