Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121211111110131212131212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1361321281201148767666057561405946837184447951180928600579462328328
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
0
ESE
0
NNW
0
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
1.17
9:24AM
1.24
10:42PM
1.14
11:19AM
1.24
12:19AM
1.26
12:43PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
0.49
2:39AM
0.61
4:08PM
0.57
4:59AM
0.64
6:04PM
0.50
6:40AM
0.51
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:33--
Sunset7:28-------7:27-------7:24-------
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918171718202120191918171720212219161514152022
Feels °C (?)192020181819202019202120191718161612121211131717
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