
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 4PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1560 | 1538 | 1322 | 1283 | 1449 | 1188 | 1044 | 980 | 838 | 722 | 931 | 1430 | 1362 | 330 | 228 | 140 | 100 | 97 | 125 | 154 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.53m | 6:55AM1.32m | 7:16PM1.38m | 8:05AM1.19m | 8:39PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.32m | 00:39AM0.32m | 12:48PM0.45m | 1:38AM0.46m | 1:58PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
1560 | 1538 | 1322 | 1283 | 1449 | 1188 | 1044 | 980 | 838 | 722 | 931 | 1430 | 1362 | 330 | 228 | 140 | 68 | 97 | 125 | 154 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 115 | 97 | 100 | 38 | 69 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 5 |
— | 3 | 47 | 59 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 53 | 69 | 113 | 72 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 163 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 52 | 52 | 920 | 2 | 999 | 2 | 1118 | 1118 | 1281 | 3852 | 2914 |
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