Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
19.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 1PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111112121212111414141313121212121221201817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20121545140713381032907701623446359330621690796679667549590503494573112216062187
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
45
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
1.34
7:38PM
1.10
8:04AM
1.24
8:35PM
1.01
9:00AM
1.15
9:51PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:43PM
0.42
1:35AM
0.45
2:36PM
0.50
2:26AM
0.56
3:45PM
0.55
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:43-------5:45-------5:46------
Sunset-----8:01-------8:01-------8:00--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191920201919181818182325242221202021232422212121
Feels °C (?)151414131110101111131920181516161718212219171819
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Boneyards surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Boneyards at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest