Baboon Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.33° S 18.32° E

Issued: 1 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Baboon Point sea temperature is

13.9° C

Baboon Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	143	125	125	122	148	108	133	157	302	264	817	1324	1556	1797	1579	1426	1264	1077	943	739	626	587	472	456
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:28PM1.71m				3:44AM1.71m				4:13PM1.77m				4:30AM1.69m				4:56PM1.78m					5:14AM1.62m
Low Tide	9:15AM0.03m				9:39PM0.11m				9:59AM0.01m				10:26PM0.08m				10:41AM0.03m					11:11PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—
	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	6:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	20	21	18	17	17	17	18
Feels °C	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	18	18	15	15	14	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	143	125	125	122	148	108	133	104	80	242	817	1324	1556	1797	1579	1426	1264	1077	943	739	626	587	472	456
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 18	SW 12	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	W 9	W 9	W 10	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	44	27	26	25	31	40	61	157	302	104	110	117	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 18	SW 15	WSW 18	—	WSW 12	W 11	WSW 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	26	25	24	30	9	31	—	47	39	264	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSE 2	SSE 2	SSE 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	7	11	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	52	52	52	0	2	0	0	0	2	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	55	55	0	2	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Strandfontein	Stompneus	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Jacobs Bay	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Heaven	Heaven	Yzerfontein	Hell	Hell	Hell	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Heaven	Cape St Martin	Yzerfontein	Silwerstroom	Yzerfontein	Silwerstroom	Yzerfontein
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Yzerfontein West Coast	Hell West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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