Baboon Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.33° S 18.32° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Baboon Point sea temperature is

13.7°C

Baboon Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	W 15	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	WSW 11	W 11	W 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	116	157	250	434	573	799	748	723	607	545	460	441	339	327	281	268	341	300	392	574	1438	570	1247	954	643
Wind (km/h)	SW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide				12:43PM1.56m				1:15AM1.46m				1:22PM1.62m				1:52AM1.53m				1:57PM1.65m					2:25AM1.57m
Low Tide		6:37AM0.38m				7:12PM0.22m				7:19AM0.32m				7:48PM0.15m				7:55AM0.27m					8:20PM0.11m


	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43
	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	7:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	16	15	14	13	15	18	19	19	16	15	16	17
Feels °C	16	17	16	17	18	18	16	15	16	16	16	15	14	11	11	11	10	11	12	11	10	9	10	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	WSW 11	W 11	W 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 8	W 9	WSW 9	W 9	NW 12	W 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	116	114	250	434	573	799	748	723	607	545	460	441	339	327	281	268	186	211	133	5	57	570	1247	954	643
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 15	WSW 10	W 9	W 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	NW 12	—	NW 11	W 9	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11
kJ	48	157	96	79	76	51	53	87	114	112	101	123	161	79	187	217	341	300	6	—	5	25	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	W 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 15	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	—	NW 12	NW 11	WSW 5	NW 11	NW 11
kJ	5	43	114	87	90	7	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	78	6	6	6	6	6	—	5	5	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—	SSW 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	SW 12	SW 9	SW 13	SW 6	SSW 4	—	—
kJ	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	3	1	2	1	392	574	1438	171	18	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baboon Point West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	52	191	191	191	52	191	52	52	191	196	196	509	55	55	55	157	55	195	475	510	456	205	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Yzerfontein	Stompneus				Stompneus		Heaven	Stompneus					Heaven	Cape St Martin	Cape St Martin		Cape St Martin						Donkin Bay	Doring Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	2				3		4	3					4	4	4		4						4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Brak River Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Brak River Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4

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