Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 444 | 367 | 660 | 642 | 735 | 572 | 555 | 547 | 1405 | 1189 | 1281 | 890 | 1444 | 1202 | 972 | 789 | 776 | 646 | 635 | 443 | 346 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.78m | 4:18AM1.65m | 4:33PM1.78m | 4:51AM1.61m | 5:05PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.09m | 10:14PM0.08m | 10:19AM0.10m | 10:45PM0.09m | 10:50AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 367 | 444 | 367 | 660 | 642 | 735 | 572 | 555 | 547 | 1405 | 1189 | 692 | 890 | 505 | 1202 | 972 | 789 | 776 | 646 | 635 | 443 | 346 | 340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 16 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 102 | 56 | 190 | — | — | 17 | 88 | 111 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 4 | — | WSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 83 | 102 | 336 | 402 | 393 | 9 | — | 1281 | 110 | 1444 | 19 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 27 | 110 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 55 | 52 | 317 | 399 | 163 | 157 | 229 | 229 | 205 | 2 | 407 | 407 | 248 | 175 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 55 | 169 | 169 | 154 | 154 |
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