
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 5PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
536 | 536 | 528 | 476 | 469 | 481 | 365 | 359 | 299 | 294 | 218 | 227 | 219 | 197 | 157 | 151 | 154 | 151 | 92 | 138 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.06m | 11:36PM1.09m | 12:21PM1.19m | 00:32AM1.21m | 12:59PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.73m | 6:16AM0.61m | 6:46PM0.60m | 6:55AM0.49m | 7:20PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 |
536 | 536 | 528 | 476 | 469 | 481 | 365 | 359 | 299 | 294 | 218 | 227 | 219 | 197 | 157 | 151 | 154 | 151 | 92 | 138 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 10 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 32 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 79 | 42 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — |
— | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 70 | 144 | 191 | 18 | 18 | 57 |
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