Baboon Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.33° S 18.32° E

Baboon Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baboon Point sea temperature is
13.4° C
1.6° 

Baboon Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Baboon Point today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baboon Point at 10AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (08 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2
WSW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1432
1487
1253
1045
932
1030
1495
1638
1647
1756
1573
1619
1135
1830
1138
1557
1187
861
589
479
431
347
375
319
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
35
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34AM1.23m
11:56PM1.37m
12:48PM1.36m
1:06AM1.48m
1:44PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.47m
5:41PM0.56m
6:34AM0.37m
7:00PM0.42m
7:33AM0.23m
7:57PM0.27m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
10
12
15
14
11
10
9
9
10
11
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
8
7
8
10
12
11
12
10
6
6
5
4
5
4
2
2
3
5
5
6
11
11
10
9
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