Boneyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.32° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Boneyards sea temperature is

15.9° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	3220	3024	2422	3068	2848	1793	3287	2507	2313	2049	1805	1596	1507	1507	1354	1281	1240	768	729	593	784	665	560	460
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.41m
Low Tide			4:12PM0.49m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	14
Feels °C	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	9	11	12	10	10	9	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	3220	3024	2422	3068	2848	1793	3287	2507	2313	2049	1805	1596	1507	1507	1354	1281	1240	768	729	593	784	665	560	460
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SE 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1130	9	17	37	34	82	110	141	136	132	118	152	324	178	212	175	160	152	114
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 15	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	SW 20	S 20	W 11	W 12	W 12	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	15	7	152	172	178	12	45	41	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	—	SSE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	35	53	59	49	—	133	133	189	222	292	269	248	256	256	265	203	216	239	219	206	215	281
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Queens Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Sunset Cape Town	Crons Cape Town	Sunset Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Sunset Cape Town	Crons Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	25	107	162	25	25	25	6	25	25	25	25	13	13	13	6	6	2	1	2	6	2	1	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Big Bay			Off The Wall	Haakgat	Haakgat	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Beach Road	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	4			4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Frigates Fiji	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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