Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 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
15.3° 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 1AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (02 May)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
4
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
538
531
578
647
698
749
801
838
773
759
656
619
530
451
397
462
478
778
1111
1139
1162
1299
1156
1041
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
WNW
0
E
5
ENE
5
E
0
SSW
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
N
15
N
25
N
30
NW
15
NNW
15
WSW
15
W
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:13PM1.57m
3:18AM1.63m
3:43PM1.55m
3:49AM1.58m
4:14PM1.52m
4:20AM1.52m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.25m
9:36AM0.14m
9:46PM0.27m
10:05AM0.18m
10:16PM0.31m
10:34AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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6:07
6:07
6:06
6:05
2
2
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
13
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
20
20
18
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
12
13
12
12
10
9
11
13
15
17
17
17
18
17
19
18
17
17
16
13
11
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
538
531
578
647
698
749
801
838
773
759
656
619
530
451
370
370
326
778
1111
1139
1162
1299
1156
1041
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
9
8
30
30
65
107
158
211
206
341
397
462
478
160
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
317
317
18
0
28
2
364
368
196
0
0
0
0
0
18
52
52
18
0
191
52
52
52
196
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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