Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 9PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
SW
0.7
SW
1.8
NW
3
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)1212111111131312126910101111121213131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1553124795477356071172142814424012191569216423382373233224812587241720981807144913091094
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
25
N
35
N
45
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WNW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
1.74
4:09AM
1.83
4:39PM
1.68
4:52AM
1.73
5:24PM
1.58
5:40AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
-0.08
9:59PM
0.07
10:27AM
-0.03
10:40PM
0.13
11:09AM
0.07
11:26PM
0.23
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11
Sunset--6:22-------6:21-------6:20-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------111311-----------
Temp. °C161616151515141415161615151515151516161515141414
Feels °C (?)12121314141310878978810121212131414131211
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