Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 27 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
8
2
SW
13
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
1286
1439
1382
1114
923
716
533
382
361
258
220
244
180
235
260
196
138
94
94
94
60
71
78
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:29AM1.47m
1:00PM1.38m
1:10AM1.55m
1:39PM1.46m
1:45AM1.61m
2:12PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.32m
7:05PM0.37m
7:37AM0.23m
7:43PM0.31m
8:10AM0.17m
8:16PM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:15
7:16
7:16
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6:12
6:10
6:09
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
21
19
17
10
10
10
10
11
8
8
9
9
8
9
10
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
14
14
16
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
8
2
SW
13
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
465
1286
1439
1382
1114
923
716
533
382
361
258
220
244
180
11
260
196
138
94
94
94
60
59
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
14
1.2
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
105
219
2
2
2
3
3
3
9
9
9
5
10
10
25
23
33
52
51
71
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
6
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSW
3
1.1
SW
10
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
3
6
3
1
3
1
1
235
7
2
2
12
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
Distance (km)
1037
1189
55
55
55
163
55
55
57
2
0
0
2
2
157
2
0
0
0
0
2
55
55
2
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
6
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