Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 8PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (03 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
0
0
1
4
4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
10
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
10
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
462
478
678
988
1019
1073
865
551
1156
1025
916
953
1036
1054
1054
937
921
786
1121
1236
1024
878
627
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
10
E
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:14PM1.52m
4:20AM1.52m
4:46PM1.46m
4:53AM1.44m
5:20PM1.38m
5:27AM1.35m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.18m
10:16PM0.31m
10:34AM0.24m
10:47PM0.37m
11:05AM0.32m
11:20PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
7:20
7:22
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6:06
6:05
6:05
6:04
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
18
17
18
17
16
14
13
12
16
15
13
15
14
13
11
12
10
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
Energy kJ
370
370
333
678
988
1019
1073
573
551
1156
1025
916
953
1036
1054
1054
937
921
786
1121
1236
1024
878
627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
Energy kJ
397
462
478
160
303
303
15
14
9
5
5
14
31
31
31
103
147
144
169
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
8
7
5
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
1.6
W
13
Energy kJ
8
865
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
5
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
196
52
198
18
18
233
191
196
196
200
52
52
0
52
52
52
196
232
67
0
0
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
5
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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