Boneyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.32° E

Issued: 7 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Boneyards sea temperature is

16.8°C

Boneyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Boneyards today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 12AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (29 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 28			Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1019	1631	2986	2729	2729	2413	2582	2029	1968	1597	1363	1022	864	850	488	1355	967	1016	1000
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	4:23PM1.59m				4:53AM1.46m					5:08PM1.48m				5:41AM1.36m				5:59PM1.34m
Low Tide			10:41PM0.05m				10:56AM0.19m					11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	19	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	14	13	13	13	14	16	15	16	16	14	14	13	13	15	15	14	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	700	1631	2986	2729	2729	2413	2582	2029	1968	1597	1363	1022	864	850	488	1355	967	1016	1000
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	WSW 12	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	SE 8	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	SW 16	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	WSW 15	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11
kJ	1019	703	7	7	7	9	7	7	6	67	6	6	6	152	292	190	149	135	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	NW 13	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	ESE 11	W 12	NW 12	SE 10	WSW 15	NW 12	NW 12	ESE 10	W 11
kJ	7	7	—	—	—	7	—	—	6	6	12	3	6	4	279	6	6	61	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	27	33	43	59	60	47	55	41	36	33	34	40	38	42	26	20	18	18	19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	The Wedge Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	2
Distance (km)	411	3	3	3	3	0	1	1	1	107	32	6	32	80	349	349	349	107	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town		The Hoek	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Off The Wall	Kamer Van	Olifants Bos		Captains	Captains	Captains						Captains
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	3						4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Tahai Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	7	7	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6

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