Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
14.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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 6PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121216161616161515141414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91881679179878584610196451764190419041742149412321039825659513485340242205199122
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15PM
1.46
6:36AM
1.41
7:19PM
1.34
7:50AM
1.26
8:45PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
0.22
12:19AM
0.37
12:52PM
0.37
1:29AM
0.50
2:07PM
0.51
3:13AM
0.58
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13
Sunset--6:19-------6:16-------6:15-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616161615131215182020191917162023242322222223
Feels °C (?)1313141412118813151615151513121719191717181817
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