
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
82 | 113 | 108 | 202 | 142 | 145 | 175 | 178 | 219 | 215 | 192 | 149 | 147 | 145 | 138 | 131 | 127 | 94 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:40PM1.75m | 5:06AM1.58m | 5:20PM1.64m | 5:50AM1.46m | 6:06PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.07m | 11:05AM0.21m | 11:35PM0.19m | 11:48AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
82 | 113 | 108 | 202 | 142 | 145 | 175 | 178 | 219 | 215 | 192 | 149 | 147 | 145 | 138 | 131 | 127 | 94 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 |
73 | 74 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 62 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 15 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — |
— | — | 44 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SE 2 | E 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 21 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 127 | 112 | 112 | 18 | 70 | 191 | 153 | 196 | 238 | 191 | 52 | 0 | 52 |
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