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Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | |
328 | 286 | 220 | 216 | 180 | 177 | 100 | 192 | 160 | 115 | 94 | 94 | 60 | 71 | 78 | 108 | 88 | 121 | 283 | 455 | 115 | 567 | 612 | 833 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.46m | 1:45AM1.61m | 2:12PM1.52m | 2:17AM1.64m | 2:43PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.23m | 7:43PM0.31m | 8:10AM0.17m | 8:16PM0.27m | 8:39AM0.13m | 8:47PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 328 | 286 | 220 | 216 | 180 | 177 | 100 | 192 | 160 | 115 | 94 | 94 | 60 | 59 | 78 | 82 | 48 | 121 | 54 | 22 | 80 | 567 | 612 | 833 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 20 | — | SW 15 | WSW 12 | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 52 | 51 | 71 | 44 | 11 | 46 | 45 | 7 | — | 34 | 28 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 26 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 65 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | 29 | 108 | 88 | 21 | 283 | 455 | 115 | 76 | 32 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 55 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 154 | 229 | 200 | 200 | 55 | 2 | 2 |
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