
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 4AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wed 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
618 | 560 | 534 | 426 | 353 | 614 | 505 | 855 | 345 | 253 | 606 | 406 | 292 | 224 | 200 | 163 | 129 | 122 | 176 | 295 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:43PM1.21m | 9:35AM1.31m | 10:21PM1.21m | 10:56AM1.38m | 11:37PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.55m | 2:59AM0.54m | 4:14PM0.53m | 4:35AM0.53m | 5:35PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | 7:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
618 | 560 | 534 | 426 | 353 | 614 | 505 | 17 | 8 | 157 | 5 | 406 | 292 | 224 | 200 | 163 | 129 | 122 | 176 | 295 | 336 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 7 | W 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 4 | WNW 15 |
— | — | 82 | 21 | 86 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 92 | 116 | 43 | 10 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
— | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 3 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 4 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
240 | 183 | 127 | 78 | 2 | — | — | 855 | 345 | 253 | 606 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 264 | 242 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 407 | 475 | 510 | 264 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 191 | 52 | 200 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
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