Boneyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.32° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Boneyards sea temperature is

15.4° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 6AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s 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 (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1591	1346	1144	1162	1099	1200	1200	1182	1083	905	891	821	744	744	683	683	600	581	479	471	367	355	255	250
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	SW	SSW	S	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		3:06AM1.38m				3:33PM1.43m				3:38AM1.41m				4:03PM1.48m				4:09AM1.43m				4:33PM1.52m
Low Tide				9:22AM0.17m				9:40PM0.26m				9:51AM0.13m				10:11PM0.22m				10:18AM0.12m				10:42PM0.20m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	14	16	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	20	21	21	20
Feels °C	8	8	9	10	14	13	14	13	14	13	13	11	13	14	13	14	15	14	14	16	16	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1591	1346	1144	1162	1099	1200	1200	1182	1083	905	891	821	744	744	683	683	600	581	479	471	367	355	255	250
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 11	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	WSW 18	SW 18	SE 8	SE 9
kJ	—	2	—	116	102	63	—	—	43	38	39	29	—	—	—	—	66	73	86	95	61	78	73	91
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	SW 19	SW 18	—	—	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	15	13	—	—	104	171
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	—
kJ	317	271	206	—	262	170	51	64	—	—	—	60	49	62	106	85	205	228	236	307	78	71	247	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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