
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Baboon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
164 | 205 | 258 | 304 | 338 | 302 | 284 | 213 | 163 | 138 | 81 | 58 | 175 | 85 | 164 | 428 | 595 | 711 | 680 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.55m | 7:28AM1.29m | 7:48PM1.42m | 8:22AM1.19m | 8:41PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.36m | 1:23PM0.45m | 2:15AM0.47m | 2:12PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | W 9 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
133 | 205 | 258 | 304 | 338 | 302 | 284 | 213 | 163 | 138 | 69 | 57 | 175 | 85 | 164 | 428 | 595 | 711 | 680 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
164 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 81 | 41 | 56 | 37 | 81 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 58 | 64 | 20 | 39 | 23 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 0 |
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