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Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | |
539 | 444 | 349 | 364 | 291 | 193 | 101 | 164 | 205 | 202 | 169 | 196 | 192 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 117 | 110 | 442 | 515 | 439 | 583 | 1185 | 2783 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.06m | 10:21PM1.16m | 11:03AM1.08m | 11:37PM1.25m | 12:12PM1.16m | 00:30AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.50m | 4:58AM0.50m | 5:15PM0.47m | 6:09AM0.40m | 6:16PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | NNW 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 14 | NW 12 |
 kJ | 539 | 444 | 349 | 364 | 291 | 193 | 101 | 164 | 205 | 202 | 169 | 196 | 192 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 37 | 75 | 32 | 76 | 74 | 85 | 264 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NW 15 | SE 7 | S 11 | NW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | W 4 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | WSW 14 | SSE 14 | W 12 |
| kJ | 89 | 9 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 86 | 54 | 49 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 117 | 110 | 76 | 22 | 21 | 125 | 19 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 10 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 9 | NW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SSE 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSE 14 | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 92 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 58 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 211 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 47 | 442 | 515 | 439 | 583 | 1185 | 2783 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 919 | 23 |
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