Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.1°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 4AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1388
1186
1110
958
826
727
668
700
578
469
469
469
289
752
833
756
547
700
563
589
624
615
475
499
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:25AM1.80m
2:59PM1.69m
3:10AM1.81m
3:43PM1.70m
3:57AM1.77m
4:30PM1.67m
Low Tide
8:47AM-0.04m
9:01PM0.12m
9:31AM-0.04m
9:47PM0.11m
10:16AM0.00m
10:35PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:54
Temp °C
17
17
18
20
24
25
23
22
22
22
22
22
25
25
20
19
17
17
16
19
22
24
20
19
15
14
15
18
22
22
19
18
18
18
18
18
22
20
16
17
15
15
14
17
20
21
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1388
1186
1110
958
826
727
668
700
578
469
469
469
289
752
833
756
547
700
563
589
624
615
475
499
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.6
WSW
14
0.1
S
11
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
165
2
54
59
46
46
17
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
6
11
48
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
368
55
0
55
2
0
2
2
55
55
2
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Baboon Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest