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Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
230 | 197 | 307 | 465 | 1286 | 1439 | 1382 | 1114 | 923 | 730 | 533 | 382 | 328 | 286 | 249 | 244 | 208 | 270 | 122 | 196 | 136 | 115 | 96 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.47m | 1:00PM1.38m | 1:10AM1.55m | 1:39PM1.46m | 1:45AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.44m | 6:59AM0.32m | 7:05PM0.37m | 7:37AM0.23m | 7:43PM0.31m | 8:10AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 42 | 197 | 39 | 465 | 1286 | 1439 | 1382 | 1114 | 923 | 730 | 533 | 382 | 328 | 286 | 249 | 244 | 208 | 11 | 122 | 196 | 136 | 115 | 96 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 4 | NW 12 | WSW 14 | W 9 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 6 | 105 | 219 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 42 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | SW 10 | SSW 6 | SE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 230 | — | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 270 | 55 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 408 | 475 | 901 | 1037 | 1166 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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