
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
295 | 214 | 210 | 178 | 221 | 163 | 152 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 43 | 70 | 177 | 149 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:50PM1.39m | 1:05AM1.55m | 1:48PM1.51m | 2:03AM1.63m | 2:40PM1.62m | 2:55AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.40m | 7:35AM0.19m | 7:56PM0.28m | 8:27AM0.10m | 8:50PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
— | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
295 | 214 | 210 | 178 | 221 | 163 | 152 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 177 | 149 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
152 | 152 | 163 | 175 | 172 | 139 | 137 | 106 | 101 | 76 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 43 | 40 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | — | W 18 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
— | 14 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 70 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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