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Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 5AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
759 | 1175 | 1410 | 2133 | 2136 | 1924 | 1693 | 1435 | 1435 | 1265 | 1111 | 551 | 459 | 754 | 680 | 599 | 1161 | 1437 | 1243 | 2187 | 3953 | 5656 | 5758 | 5834 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.07m | 7:49PM1.08m | 8:04AM1.01m | 9:10PM1.09m | 9:36AM1.01m | 10:24PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.50m | 1:58AM0.62m | 2:23PM0.54m | 3:34AM0.61m | 3:47PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | WSW 17 | SE 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 1028 | 1175 | 980 | 2133 | 2136 | 1924 | 1693 | 1435 | 1435 | 1265 | 1111 | 563 | 437 | 754 | 680 | 599 | 277 | 613 | 668 | 132 | 127 | 79 | 60 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SE 12 | WSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SW 22 | SSE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 759 | 555 | 1410 | 892 | 488 | 742 | 678 | 649 | 680 | 581 | 546 | 551 | 454 | 459 | 437 | 324 | — | 200 | 197 | — | — | 18 | 21 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | WSW 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — |
| kJ | 447 | 240 | 378 | 62 | 99 | 104 | 169 | 229 | 142 | 211 | 168 | 466 | 459 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 130 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 40 | 148 | 420 | 1161 | 1437 | 1243 | 2187 | 3953 | 5656 | 5758 | 5834 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 76 | 67 | 67 | 54 | 23 | 812 | 900 | 1039 | 1062 | 465 | 390 |
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