Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 144 | 141 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 43 | 70 | 177 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 148 | 108 | 133 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.51m | 2:03AM1.63m | 2:40PM1.62m | 2:55AM1.69m | 3:28PM1.71m | 3:44AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.28m | 8:27AM0.10m | 8:50PM0.18m | 9:15AM0.03m | 9:39PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 146 | 144 | 141 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 177 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 148 | 108 | 133 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | W 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 101 | 76 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 61 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 31 | — | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 70 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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