Baboon Point surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 May 2026 SAST
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 1PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (03 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
4
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
10
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
432
397
462
478
678
1111
1019
1073
875
608
1156
1025
931
872
953
1054
1054
1018
905
764
869
1165
1006
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
ENE
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:14PM1.52m
4:20AM1.52m
4:46PM1.46m
4:53AM1.44m
5:20PM1.38m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.18m
10:16PM0.31m
10:34AM0.24m
10:47PM0.37m
11:05AM0.32m
11:20PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
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6:06
6:05
6:05
6:04
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
20
20
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
17
17
18
17
18
17
16
14
13
12
14
14
15
13
14
13
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
Energy kJ
530
432
370
370
333
678
1111
1019
1073
633
608
1156
1025
931
872
953
1054
1054
1018
905
764
869
1165
1006
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
206
266
397
462
478
196
303
303
15
15
9
5
5
14
31
31
31
103
147
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
8
7
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
4
1.6
W
13
Energy kJ
11
875
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
196
198
198
196
0
233
191
196
196
200
198
52
2
2
52
52
167
191
52
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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