Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boneyards today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 462 | 383 | 365 | 299 | 294 | 218 | 215 | 189 | 184 | 253 | 335 | 369 | 273 | 286 | 422 | 447 | 440 | 398 | 392 | 392 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.67m | 4:25AM1.51m | 4:38PM1.61m | 5:03AM1.44m | 5:17PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.06m | 10:19PM-0.00m | 10:26AM0.10m | 10:55PM0.06m | 11:03AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 462 | 383 | 365 | 299 | 294 | 218 | 215 | 171 | 184 | 253 | 335 | 369 | 273 | 286 | 359 | 269 | 440 | 398 | 392 | 392 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 76 | 132 | 189 | 109 | 74 | 41 | — | 130 | 129 | 422 | 447 | 160 | 17 | 132 | 188 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 495 | 586 | 888 | 830 | 641 | 499 | 545 | 650 | 661 | 596 | 783 | 828 | 569 | 443 | 864 | 660 | 541 | 129 | 461 | 532 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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