Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 8AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 223 | 151 | 135 | 183 | 210 | 288 | 589 | 869 | 2122 | 2313 | 2122 | 880 | 854 | 1975 | 1527 | 838 | 775 | 878 | 635 | 453 | 683 | 722 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:21AM1.49m | 5:32PM1.52m | 5:53AM1.37m | 6:04PM1.38m | 6:29AM1.23m | 6:41PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.19m | 11:21AM0.30m | 11:45PM0.31m | 11:50AM0.43m | 00:16AM0.45m | 12:23PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 140 | 135 | 99 | 96 | 78 | 58 | 161 | 163 | 869 | 2122 | 2313 | 2122 | 880 | 854 | 1975 | 1527 | 838 | 775 | 878 | 635 | 453 | 683 | 722 | 539 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 12 | 34 | 79 | 162 | 288 | 589 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 199 | 144 | 187 | 244 | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | SW 11 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 56 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 297 | 223 | 151 | 135 | 183 | 210 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 537 | 542 | 55 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 191 | 317 | 364 | 368 | 317 | 18 | 191 | 52 | 918 | 407 | 399 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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