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Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
604 | 1610 | 3078 | 4223 | 4316 | 3549 | 3812 | 5092 | 6218 | 9290 | 10929 | 7260 | 7029 | 7333 | 4507 | 3981 | 3919 | 3385 | 3041 | 3746 | 3145 | 2599 | 2089 | 1840 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.12m | 10:25PM1.28m | 10:59AM1.19m | 11:22PM1.39m | 11:57AM1.31m | 00:11AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.60m | 4:57AM0.56m | 5:02PM0.54m | 5:54AM0.42m | 5:58PM0.45m | 6:40AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | W 22 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 317 | — | 9 | — | 4316 | 3549 | 3812 | — | — | — | — | 7260 | 7029 | — | 4507 | 3981 | 3919 | 3385 | 3041 | — | 3145 | 2599 | 2089 | 1840 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 604 | 1610 | 3078 | 4223 | 3235 | — | 2943 | 5092 | 6218 | 9290 | 10929 | 1316 | 714 | 7333 | 689 | 728 | 589 | 469 | 386 | 3746 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 863 | 920 | 702 | 644 | 1062 | 787 | 422 | 436 | 904 | 904 | 1015 | 644 | 475 | 1052 | 407 | 191 | 399 | 368 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
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