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Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
170 | 221 | 585 | 576 | 613 | 211 | 308 | 409 | 508 | 3388 | 4285 | 4209 | 3613 | 2856 | 2459 | 2241 | 2239 | 2068 | 2078 | 2244 | 2635 | 2974 | 2504 | 2005 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.37m | 2:17AM1.50m | 2:42PM1.40m | 2:47AM1.51m | 3:12PM1.42m | 3:17AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.15m | 8:12PM0.24m | 8:38AM0.12m | 8:43PM0.23m | 9:07AM0.11m | 9:13PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 1124 | 1344 | 1217 | 995 | 613 | 657 | 308 | 443 | 347 | 3388 | 4285 | 4209 | 3613 | 2856 | 2459 | 2241 | 2239 | 2068 | 2078 | 2244 | 2635 | 2974 | 2504 | 2005 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 170 | 188 | 585 | 576 | 103 | 211 | 150 | 409 | 235 | 289 | 211 | 135 | 85 | 59 | 47 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 109 | 104 | 69 | 68 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 21 | SW 21 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 162 | 221 | 8 | 51 | 8 | 202 | 84 | 176 | 508 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 13 | SE 5 | SSE 12 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 22 | 41 | 1362 | 68 | 984 | 51 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 80 | 119 | 138 | 138 | 173 | 215 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 411 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 218 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 200 | 67 | 67 |
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