
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 5AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
501 | 494 | 479 | 353 | 347 | 260 | 508 | 640 | 755 | 613 | 585 | 1245 | 1655 | 2472 | 5573 | 5323 | 4748 | 4188 | 3695 | 3385 | 3121 | 3286 | 3033 | 2795 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.31m | 11:59PM1.31m | 12:27PM1.46m | 00:54AM1.43m | 1:12PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.53m | 5:58PM0.47m | 6:17AM0.41m | 6:53PM0.32m | 7:05AM0.29m | 7:36PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
501 | 494 | 479 | 353 | 347 | 260 | 508 | 640 | 755 | 613 | 585 | 1165 | 1655 | 1344 | 5573 | 5323 | 4748 | 4188 | 3695 | 3385 | 3121 | 3286 | 3033 | 2795 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 9 | W 8 | W 18 | WSW 16 | W 8 | SW 4 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 51 | 11 | 3 | — | 180 | 469 | — | — | 2472 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — |
9 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 52 | 1245 | 1412 | — | — | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 52 | 191 | 52 | 52 | 191 | 191 | 436 | 901 | 999 | 200 | 200 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 52 | 52 | 214 | 55 | 55 |
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