Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121313131312121212121212111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)481573751797809812799700573443378319319289280256247242263196185200229255
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NW
5
N
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40PM
1.64
3:48AM
1.74
4:08PM
1.62
4:16AM
1.68
4:37PM
1.56
4:44AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
0.05
9:42PM
0.14
10:04AM
0.07
10:10PM
0.18
10:31AM
0.13
10:38PM
0.25
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00
Sunset--6:40-------6:39-------6:38-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---12-------------------
Temp. °C252524232223222122212121201817171920201817171615
Feels °C (?)242424242323242424212121201817171818171514161413
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