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Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Boneyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Boneyards sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | |
1455 | 1604 | 2012 | 2586 | 2474 | 2331 | 1980 | 418 | 412 | 469 | 318 | 304 | 357 | 295 | 202 | 275 | 437 | 402 | 434 | 414 | 503 | 759 | 1189 | 1410 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:56PM1.19m | 6:01AM1.15m | 6:44PM1.12m | 6:51AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.50m | 12:18PM0.44m | 00:45AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 1455 | 1604 | 2012 | 2586 | 2474 | 2331 | 1980 | 1757 | 412 | 469 | 318 | 304 | 357 | 341 | 202 | 275 | 437 | 134 | 434 | 414 | 1030 | 983 | 1189 | 1410 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 346 | 1102 | 953 | 705 | 569 | 429 | 368 | 301 | 243 | 90 | 88 | 66 | 50 | 295 | 173 | 119 | 44 | 402 | 149 | 325 | 476 | 759 | 384 | 409 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | NW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | NW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 22 | SW 22 | W 13 | WSW 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | S 10 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 80 | 80 | 175 | 310 | 261 | 322 | 418 | — | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 104 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 46 | 503 | 378 | 67 | 378 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1689 | 2070 | 1997 | 1770 | 1597 | 1042 | 1165 | 1114 | 976 | 723 | 984 | 1186 | — | — | 785 | 211 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 162 | 161 | 203 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
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