Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 SAST
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Baboon Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Baboon Point sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baboon Point today?

The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 8PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.8
SW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121211121212121211111113131289101111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)680694972959103212241449154814991247106477363871163017517326198315692039273528522548
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
25
W
15
SSE
10
N
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
1.74
3:29AM
1.88
3:58PM
1.74
4:09AM
1.83
4:39PM
1.68
4:52AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
-0.07
9:20PM
0.06
9:47AM
-0.08
9:59PM
0.07
10:27AM
-0.03
10:40PM
0.13
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09
Sunset--6:22-------6:22-------6:21-----
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-45------------111231---
Temp. °C171413141415151516161615151414151516161716151515
Feels °C (?)1010111211131312111113141412109799111091112
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