Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 11PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
7
8
8
9
8
7
6
5
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)161414141313131316161615151414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25492987294635124119577463205932113051001391737947629253594591410033122802245620131709191217131546
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
15
NNW
25
N
35
N
45
N
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:09-------7:09--
Sunset6:24-------6:23-------6:22-------
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-111-------------------7
Temp. °C201917181817171717171717161616171717171716151715
Feels °C (?)181714121212121313131414131315151414151411899
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