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Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 1AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be 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) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
1712 | 1444 | 1420 | 1543 | 1543 | 1455 | 1406 | 1520 | 2123 | 2725 | 2253 | 1862 | 1584 | 418 | 412 | 469 | 318 | 253 | 357 | 295 | 202 | 275 | 437 | 474 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.32m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:56PM1.19m | 6:01AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.50m | 12:18PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 1712 | 1444 | 1420 | 1543 | 1543 | 1455 | 1406 | 1520 | 2123 | 2725 | 2253 | 1862 | 1584 | 349 | 243 | 469 | 318 | 253 | 357 | 295 | 202 | 275 | 437 | 474 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 189 | 186 | 130 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 280 | 1121 | 836 | 705 | 569 | 497 | 422 | 418 | 412 | 133 | 88 | 66 | 50 | 104 | 173 | 119 | 44 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SSE 12 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | NW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 22 | SW 22 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 37 | 50 | 80 | 49 | 211 | 264 | 261 | 322 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1633 | 2253 | 2180 | 1759 | 1511 | 1338 | 1102 | 970 | 862 | 936 | 850 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1034 | 162 | 897 | 48 | 40 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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