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Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
3374 | 3959 | 3461 | 3095 | 2577 | 2383 | 2155 | 1814 | 1465 | 1034 | 823 | 710 | 487 | 726 | 1317 | 2121 | 2522 | 2487 | 2440 | 2708 | 2483 | 2243 | 1974 | 1597 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:45PM1.29m | 00:55AM1.50m | 1:30PM1.39m | 1:39AM1.59m | 2:14PM1.47m | 2:23AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.30m | 7:22AM0.12m | 7:28PM0.22m | 8:04AM0.02m | 8:13PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 3374 | 3959 | 3461 | 3095 | 2577 | 2383 | 2155 | 1814 | 1465 | 1034 | 823 | 668 | 487 | 540 | 1317 | 2121 | 2522 | 2487 | 2440 | 2708 | 2483 | 2243 | 1974 | 1597 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1776 | 1395 | 1365 | 1024 | 911 | 851 | 828 | 667 | 593 | 797 | 754 | 710 | 477 | 726 | 599 | 496 | 341 | 941 | 1344 | 2214 | 1708 | 1510 | 1215 | 1074 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 36 | 81 | 123 | 119 | 232 | 402 | 506 | 392 | 566 | 653 | 408 | 396 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 41 | 63 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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