
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
218 | 200 | 197 | 219 | 193 | 186 | 186 | 151 | 92 | 138 | 116 | 138 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.21m | 12:59PM1.33m | 1:11AM1.34m | 1:30PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.60m | 6:55AM0.49m | 7:20PM0.46m | 7:26AM0.37m | 7:49PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 |
218 | 200 | 197 | 219 | 193 | 186 | 186 | 151 | 92 | 138 | 116 | 138 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | 1 | — | 21 | 52 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 79 | 42 | 78 | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 14 | 29 | 30 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 191 | 18 | 70 | 163 | 18 | 18 | 70 | 70 | 157 | 52 | 27 | 18 |
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