
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
878 | 721 | 528 | 409 | 355 | 551 | 190 | 180 | 273 | 171 | 168 | 140 | 159 | 89 | 67 | 51 | 43 | 69 | 104 | 137 | 227 | 210 | 250 | 237 | 217 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.57m | 2:30PM1.66m | 2:57AM1.58m | 3:02PM1.64m | 3:28AM1.57m | 3:34PM1.59m | 4:00AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.24m | 8:51PM0.10m | 9:01AM0.24m | 9:21PM0.12m | 9:32AM0.25m | 9:50PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 20 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
878 | 721 | 528 | 409 | 355 | — | 190 | 180 | 273 | 171 | 168 | 140 | 7 | 89 | 67 | 51 | 36 | 54 | 35 | 137 | 227 | 210 | 250 | 237 | 217 | 206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | — | SW 19 | W 19 | W 16 | WSW 15 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 15 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 35 | 104 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 16 | W 19 | — | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | 69 | 25 | 15 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 551 | 75 | 42 | 1 | — | — | — | 159 | 23 | 51 | 42 | 36 | — | — | — | 27 | 13 | 41 | 39 | 17 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 200 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 163 | 154 | 154 | 127 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 200 | 200 | 157 | 55 | 55 | 2 |
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