
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
304 | 245 | 193 | 260 | 275 | 286 | 236 | 200 | 501 | 494 | 418 | 353 | 347 | 260 | 508 | 777 | 755 | 732 | 585 | 1109 | 1714 | 5076 | 5587 | 5087 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:54AM1.20m | 10:38PM1.20m | 11:27AM1.31m | 11:59PM1.31m | 12:27PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.57m | 4:26PM0.61m | 5:09AM0.53m | 5:58PM0.47m | 6:17AM0.41m | 6:53PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
304 | 245 | 193 | 260 | 275 | 286 | 236 | 200 | 501 | 494 | 418 | 353 | 347 | 260 | 508 | 777 | 755 | 732 | 585 | 1044 | 1714 | 2701 | 5587 | 5087 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 14 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
18 | 85 | 121 | — | — | — | 77 | 189 | — | 9 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 85 | 11 | — | — | 178 | 469 | 1109 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | ESE 2 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | 63 | — | 1146 | 5076 | 46 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 191 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 196 | 52 | 475 | 198 | 407 | 406 | 229 | 210 |
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