Boneyards Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Boneyards Surf Guide

Boneyards in Cape Peninsula is an exposed reef break that does not work very often. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the east southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. There are left and right breaking reefs. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rocks,kelp.

Boneyards Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	14.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Boneyards:

The best conditions reported for surf at Boneyards occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Boneyards (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Boneyards with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 51% of the time in January while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 18% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

31%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

18%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Boneyards Location Map

Interactive Boneyards surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Boneyards is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 32 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Boneyards is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 362 km (225 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Boneyards Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 7 May 2021, 12:41 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 07
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at Boneyards

Current tide and informaton

For Boneyards, 27.0 km from Boneyards.

Next High Water: 01:15pm | 1.23m

Next Low Water: 07:12pm | 0.35m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Boneyards Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Boneyards is rather cool (14.4 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.