Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1611 | 1239 | 1165 | 1068 | 902 | 860 | 795 | 773 | 886 | 763 | 580 | 571 | 777 | 874 | 874 | 861 | 986 | 1080 | 1189 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.84m | 4:11AM1.71m | 4:30PM1.84m | 4:48AM1.66m | 5:06PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:17AM0.02m | 10:46PM0.04m | 10:52AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1611 | 1239 | 1165 | 1068 | 902 | 860 | 795 | 773 | 886 | 763 | 580 | 571 | 777 | 874 | 874 | 861 | 986 | 1080 | 1189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 18 | W 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 6 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 17 | 15 | 227 | 368 | 13 | 13 | 16 | — | 19 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 144 | 144 | 196 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
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