Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
0
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313121212129911131313141413131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42441138632446311496905232505534756036045529247654074334826312128189318861569140112041162
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
1.15
11:57PM
1.12
12:22PM
1.27
12:48AM
1.21
1:03PM
1.37
1:26AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
0.52
5:54PM
0.47
6:07AM
0.44
6:47PM
0.36
6:53AM
0.35
7:25PM
0.26
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-6:05-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset----6:59-------7:00-------7:00---
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C151515151414151414141414141413121213161717161615
Feels °C (?)12111110889875544555710141513121210
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Boneyards (calm at Shoebury Heights wx 16 km from Boneyards). 1.5m 9s swell from the SW with a 0.9m 13s groundswell, also from the SW and a 0.4m 14s groundswell, also from the WNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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5 km/h
SW
0.0
15.8
Air / Water (°C)
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