Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 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
14.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212161616161615151414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)79179878584687464517641904190417421494123210398256595134282952422051991229271
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
25
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15PM
1.46
6:36AM
1.41
7:19PM
1.34
7:50AM
1.26
8:45PM
1.27
9:29AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
0.37
12:52PM
0.37
1:29AM
0.50
2:07PM
0.51
3:13AM
0.58
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:13--
Sunset6:19-------6:16-------6:15-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616151412151821202019171620222322222222222530
Feels °C (?)14131111108131517151615141317181816171818171926
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