
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 12AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
296 | 408 | 497 | 807 | 749 | 665 | 626 | 642 | 521 | 540 | 639 | 766 | 545 | 841 | 1014 | 1413 | 618 | 560 | 433 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.46m | 6:45AM1.39m | 7:12PM1.31m | 8:03AM1.31m | 8:43PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.32m | 12:54PM0.46m | 1:27AM0.46m | 2:25PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
296 | 408 | 497 | 807 | 749 | 665 | 626 | 642 | 521 | 540 | 639 | 766 | 545 | 841 | 1014 | 46 | 618 | 560 | 433 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 11 |
167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 209 | 46 | 46 | 132 | — | — | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
61 | 190 | 135 | 13 | 11 | — | — | 15 | 47 | 115 | 78 | 44 | 63 | 42 | 8 | 1413 | 191 | 222 | 182 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 229 | 229 | 2 | 154 | 52 | 264 | 407 | 407 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 163 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 229 | 229 | 214 |
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