
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
137 | 100 | 98 | 67 | 61 | 92 | 40 | 75 | 199 | 280 | 493 | 1415 | 1337 | 1413 | 1106 | 1318 | 998 | 865 | 757 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.80m | 4:13AM1.68m | 4:25PM1.73m | 4:56AM1.60m | 5:11PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM-0.02m | 10:14AM0.13m | 10:41PM0.06m | 10:58AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
137 | 100 | 98 | 67 | 61 | 92 | 40 | 40 | 199 | 156 | 317 | 1415 | 1337 | 1413 | 1106 | 1318 | 998 | 865 | 757 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | NW 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
27 | 40 | 37 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 280 | 493 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | W 11 | W 21 | WSW 20 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 75 | 36 | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
8 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 9 | — | 5 | 3 | 29 | 73 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 159 | 172 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 200 | 456 | 210 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 52 | 200 | 436 | 264 | 214 |
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