
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 95 | 165 | 100 | 69 | 94 | 56 | 75 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 112 | 283 | 656 | 892 | 1066 | 1050 | 877 | 751 | 733 | 575 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.19m | 8:39PM1.26m | 9:53AM1.15m | 10:32PM1.23m | 11:36AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.58m | 3:13AM0.55m | 4:01PM0.64m | 5:16AM0.52m | 5:58PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 4 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
133 | 95 | 165 | 100 | 69 | 94 | 15 | 75 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 11 | 283 | 656 | 892 | 1066 | 1050 | 877 | 751 | 733 | 575 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SW 6 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 4 |
69 | 38 | — | 68 | 39 | 2 | 56 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 68 | 11 | 38 | 31 | 30 | — | — | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 11 | — | W 25 | WSW 24 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 13 | 112 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 3 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — |
56 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 33 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1281 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 55 | 0 |
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