
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 11PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
219 | 215 | 192 | 149 | 147 | 145 | 138 | 131 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 77 | 77 | 242 | 495 | 608 | 799 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.64m | 5:50AM1.46m | 6:06PM1.48m | 6:44AM1.33m | 7:08PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.19m | 11:48AM0.33m | 00:23AM0.33m | 12:43PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
219 | 215 | 192 | 149 | 147 | 145 | 138 | 131 | 24 | 17 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 77 | 77 | 242 | 3 | 608 | 799 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | NW 4 | — | — |
6 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 96 | 94 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 13 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | WSW 6 | NW 5 | — | WSW 8 | W 13 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | — | 16 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 495 | 31 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 18 | 153 | 238 | 196 | 233 | 364 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 55 | 229 | 229 | 229 |
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