
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
274 | 222 | 174 | 143 | 107 | 107 | 105 | 78 | 104 | 99 | 195 | 192 | 175 | 241 | 283 | 330 | 532 | 602 | 1032 | 892 | 1249 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.57m | 1:53AM1.58m | 2:15PM1.72m | 2:34AM1.66m | 2:52PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.21m | 8:06AM0.14m | 8:32PM0.09m | 8:43AM0.06m | 9:09PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 27 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
274 | 222 | 174 | 143 | 107 | 107 | 105 | 66 | 65 | 99 | 195 | 192 | 175 | 241 | 283 | 328 | 341 | 602 | 1032 | 892 | 1249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 11 | — | W 20 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
28 | 26 | 25 | 47 | 44 | 72 | 82 | 78 | 104 | 39 | 9 | — | 8 | 13 | 9 | 330 | 532 | 270 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 120 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 4 |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 59 | 114 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 157 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 163 | 200 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 163 | 200 | 195 | 163 |
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