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Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
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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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | 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 | |
465 | 1286 | 1439 | 1382 | 1114 | 923 | 716 | 533 | 382 | 361 | 258 | 220 | 244 | 180 | 235 | 260 | 196 | 138 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 60 | 71 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.47m | 1:00PM1.38m | 1:10AM1.55m | 1:39PM1.46m | 1:45AM1.61m | 2:12PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.32m | 7:05PM0.37m | 7:37AM0.23m | 7:43PM0.31m | 8:10AM0.17m | 8:16PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 |
465 | 1286 | 1439 | 1382 | 1114 | 923 | 716 | 533 | 382 | 361 | 258 | 220 | 244 | 180 | 11 | 260 | 196 | 138 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 60 | 59 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 9 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 |
105 | 219 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 33 | 52 | 51 | 71 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 10 | S 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 235 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1037 | 1189 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 163 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 2 |
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