Baboon Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.33° S 18.32° E

Baboon Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baboon Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
2.4° 

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


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

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
3
4
2
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1611
1239
1165
1068
902
860
795
773
886
763
580
571
777
874
874
861
986
1080
1189
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
0
W
5
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
High Tide
3:53PM1.84m
4:11AM1.71m
4:30PM1.84m
4:48AM1.66m
5:06PM1.79m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.02m
10:17AM0.02m
10:46PM0.04m
10:52AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
16
14
13
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
17
20
19
19
17
Feels °C
17
15
12
11
10
9
10
11
14
13
11
10
11
12
16
18
16
17
16
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