Baboon Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.33° S 18.32° E

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Baboon Point sea temperature is

13.6°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 (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 7AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (16 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 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)	2	1	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	869	1956	1977	1840	1979	892	1528	1226	923	454	668	455	363	736	527	449	380	288	283	283	283	256	288	293
Wind (km/h)	NNW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:53AM1.37m				6:04PM1.38m				6:29AM1.23m				6:41PM1.23m				7:18AM1.11m				7:41PM1.09m
Low Tide	11:45PM0.31m				11:50AM0.43m				00:16AM0.45m				12:23PM0.56m				00:54AM0.58m				1:06PM0.69m


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	11	12	14	16	16	17	16	14	13	13	17	19	20	18	16	15	14	13	17	21	21	18	16
Feels °C	11	6	7	8	12	13	13	12	9	8	8	11	13	13	14	12	10	9	8	11	13	13	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 9	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	869	1956	1977	1840	1979	481	1528	1226	923	454	668	455	363	736	527	449	380	288	283	283	283	256	288	293
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 12	W 12	WSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 20	—	W 18	WSW 18
kJ	169	—	—	—	—	892	—	—	142	437	144	190	244	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	6	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 3	SSW 4	—	SSW 5	—	SSE 3	S 3	SSW 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	SSE 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 4	S 4
kJ	—	—	8	11	—	22	—	1	5	19	20	15	15	9	22	21	24	22	15	9	16	48	33	24
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	4
Distance (km)	163	55	368	406	422	0	27	2	2	2	2	456	2	1375	0	2	2	2	2	2	55	1914	2	52
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast		Heaven				Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay		The Point (Elands Bay)		Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	The Point (Elands Bay)	Silwerstroom	Cape St Martin	Cape St Martin		Cape St Martin	Doring Bay
Rating (10 max)		4				4	4	4	4	4	4		3		4	4	4	2	3	3	3		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Sunset Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town		Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	8	5	7	6	5	5	5

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