Baboon Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.33° S 18.32° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Baboon Point sea temperature is

13.4° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 1PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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)	3	3	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	525	517	437	394	388	388	331	331	326	311	260	265	273	241	241	249	249	241	223	187	184	177	133
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	E	E	E	ESE	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide					3:33PM1.57m				3:39AM1.55m				4:03PM1.63m				4:11AM1.56m				4:34PM1.67m
Low Tide			9:23AM0.20m				9:42PM0.28m				9:51AM0.16m				10:13PM0.24m				10:19AM0.15m				10:43PM0.22m


	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	19	19	18	17	17	16	15	17	19	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	23	24	22	21
Feels °C	12	12	13	16	15	14	13	14	14	12	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	16	19	20	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11
kJ	525	517	437	394	388	388	331	331	326	311	260	265	273	241	241	249	249	241	223	187	184	177	133
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	S 3	—	W 19	W 19	N 3	NNE 3	WSW 17	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	7	7	1	1	58	51
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	WSW 18	N 11	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	31	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	S 3	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3	—	ENE 3	N 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	6	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	2	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	5	5

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