Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 Oct 2025 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
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Baboon Point today?

The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1
WSW
1.2
SW
1
WSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121211111110101096913111212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)950972835111813156055276604934502101922082861688728186576313241427635960836
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
1.52
4:49AM
1.44
4:55PM
1.43
5:21AM
1.35
5:28PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
0.30
10:37PM
0.25
10:47AM
0.38
11:05PM
0.34
11:18AM
0.47
11:38PM
0.44
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:54------
Sunset----7:05-------7:06-------7:06---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131418191714131212131616151412111113161715131212
Feels °C (?)1112151410799910129888778996789
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  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 76 km from Baboon Point has fallen light (calm at Vredendal). Waves should be turning clean at Baboon Point. A 1.8m groundswell from the WSW

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