Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 794 | 163 | 198 | 206 | 352 | 256 | 237 | 173 | 183 | 100 | 100 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 57 | 40 | 75 | 197 | 280 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.83m | 3:33AM1.71m | 3:43PM1.80m | 4:13AM1.68m | 4:25PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.11m | 9:22PM-0.05m | 9:34AM0.10m | 10:00PM-0.02m | 10:14AM0.13m | 10:41PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 161 | 198 | 206 | 352 | 256 | 237 | 173 | 183 | 100 | 100 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 197 | 222 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 37 | 63 | 60 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 280 | 493 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 11 | W 21 | WSW 20 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 57 | 9 | 75 | 36 | 26 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 472 | 794 | 163 | 124 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 35 | 37 | 21 | 14 | — | 8 | 6 | 31 | 53 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1147 | 456 | 200 | 200 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 196 | 229 | 55 | 157 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 157 | 200 | 163 | 158 |
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