Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 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 1.2°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 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
58
47
46
44
85
90
91
93
126
124
120
177
229
171
212
191
268
316
313
209
273
177
199
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
0
N
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:36AM1.42m
7:15PM1.45m
7:44AM1.29m
8:25PM1.39m
9:03AM1.21m
9:39PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.34m
12:48PM0.33m
1:34AM0.43m
1:53PM0.44m
2:56AM0.49m
3:09PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
17
16
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
18
19
17
16
15
15
15
17
20
21
20
20
17
16
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
14
15
16
17
14
14
13
13
13
16
18
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
47
58
47
46
29
85
90
91
40
126
75
120
71
229
171
212
191
268
316
313
209
273
177
199
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
15
Energy kJ
21
20
29
45
44
42
75
75
93
42
124
39
177
69
59
41
40
12
12
6
98
136
188
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2
9
9
9
37
23
32
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
Energy kJ
11
20
17
1
3
3
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
18
191
191
52
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
55
55
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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