Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 SAST
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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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 3PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (08 May)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, severe gales from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3.5
W
8
4.5
W
9
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
12
5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1175
1410
2133
2136
1924
1693
1435
1435
1265
1111
522
454
754
680
599
815
1185
1132
1582
3106
5774
6572
3868
7407
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
50
N
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
55
W
60
W
55
W
50
W
40
WNW
55
NNW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49PM1.08m
8:04AM1.01m
9:10PM1.09m
9:36AM1.01m
10:24PM1.16m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.50m
1:58AM0.62m
2:23PM0.54m
3:34AM0.61m
3:47PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:26
7:26
7:28
7:28
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5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
1
14
4
3
6
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
12
12
14
13
14
13
14
15
13
12
11
10
9
9
6
7
7
4
2
2
2
3
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
17
1.8
SE
12
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.4
WNW
8
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
3.5
SW
12
0.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
1175
980
2133
2136
1924
1693
1435
1435
1265
1111
563
511
754
680
599
627
604
791
132
125
77
76
3868
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
12
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.2
SW
13
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
Energy kJ
555
1410
892
546
798
678
649
680
527
555
522
454
451
380
324
509
200
197
19
8
43
96
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
WSW
13
0.3
SSE
18
1
S
8
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SSE
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SE
12
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
240
378
62
140
104
169
229
142
217
168
466
398
277
18
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
12
0.8
NNW
4
1.2
NW
4
1.8
NW
6
2.5
NW
6
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3.5
W
8
4.5
W
9
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
11
3.5
WNW
11
5
W
12
Energy kJ
715
14
59
188
511
815
1185
1132
1582
3106
5774
6572
3286
7407
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
10
32
14
411
67
113
11
372
812
469
1034
1105
609
469
469
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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