Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 10AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1432 | 1487 | 1253 | 1045 | 932 | 1030 | 1495 | 1638 | 1647 | 1756 | 1573 | 1619 | 1135 | 1830 | 1138 | 1557 | 1187 | 861 | 589 | 479 | 431 | 347 | 375 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.23m | 11:56PM1.37m | 12:48PM1.36m | 1:06AM1.48m | 1:44PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.47m | 5:41PM0.56m | 6:34AM0.37m | 7:00PM0.42m | 7:33AM0.23m | 7:57PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1432 | 1487 | 1253 | 1045 | 932 | 1030 | 1495 | 1638 | 1647 | 1756 | 1573 | 1619 | 1135 | 447 | 1138 | 1557 | 1187 | 861 | 589 | 479 | 431 | 347 | 375 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 27 | 20 | 83 | 1830 | 106 | 50 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 52 | 55 | 163 | 407 | 200 | 407 | 406 | 509 | 510 | 1421 | 2656 | 407 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 456 | 2 | 0 |
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