Baboon Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.33° S 18.32° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Baboon Point sea temperature is

13.6° C

Baboon Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (23 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	473	451	477	539	530	583	623	845	2699	2697	2596	2042	1724	1644	1332	1387	1144	961	888	784	711	647	617	607
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	NE	ENE	SSE	SE	SE	E	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	E	ESE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:51AM1.09m					11:07PM1.18m				12:09PM1.13m				00:18AM1.21m				1:07PM1.21m
Low Tide		4:38AM0.60m				4:58PM0.70m					6:01AM0.57m				6:24PM0.66m				7:01AM0.51m				7:21PM0.58m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	17	18	16	15	16	17	17	19	22	25	22	23
Feels °C	9	9	8	7	9	11	12	14	12	12	13	14	15	15	12	11	12	13	14	17	19	21	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	473	451	477	539	530	583	623	763	2699	2697	2596	2042	1724	1644	1332	1387	1144	961	888	784	711	647	617	607
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 7	—	—	W 22	WSW 21	WSW 19	WSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	—	—	9	44	251	845	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	146	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NNE 2	—	WNW 6	WNW 5	WNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	S 3	SSE 3	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3
kJ	1	1	—	49	51	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	5	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	2	60	160	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	55	55	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		4	5	8	8	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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