Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 1PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SW
1
SSW
1.6
S
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)11111111121212121210111111111110101010109101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6505535536007651960273528743323213218231628757634389339320250286183434151216216
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
W
15
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
SW
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
1.14
1:27AM
1.11
1:29PM
1.21
2:07AM
1.20
2:09PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.60
7:17PM
0.43
7:29AM
0.52
7:58PM
0.35
8:10AM
0.43
8:33PM
0.27
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-5:48-------5:50-------5:50------
Sunset-----8:00-------8:00-------8:00--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C202021212120191817171718181818181818181818181818
Feels °C (?)2020201919181311998991011131414131312131314
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