Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boneyards today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 5AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1259 | 1323 | 1235 | 1045 | 911 | 1008 | 892 | 901 | 1562 | 2132 | 2561 | 2961 | 3415 | 3905 | 4228 | 4356 | 4185 | 4051 | 3902 | 3471 | 3341 | 3000 | 2682 | 2207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:48AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.59m | 5:22AM1.41m | 5:38PM1.52m | 6:01AM1.31m | 6:18PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.11m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:21AM0.18m | 11:55PM0.19m | 11:59AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1259 | 1323 | 1235 | 1045 | 911 | 1008 | 892 | 901 | 1562 | 2132 | 2561 | 2961 | 3415 | 3905 | 4228 | 4356 | 4185 | 4051 | 3902 | 3471 | 3341 | 3000 | 2682 | 2207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 158 | 501 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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