Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boneyards today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 587 | 683 | 294 | 145 | 142 | 146 | 172 | 211 | 379 | 352 | 304 | 357 | 382 | 521 | 754 | 808 | 1330 | 1520 | 2590 | 2378 | 1859 | 1597 | 1528 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.43m | 1:53AM1.43m | 2:15PM1.56m | 2:33AM1.51m | 2:52PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.23m | 7:50PM0.20m | 8:04AM0.12m | 8:31PM0.09m | 8:41AM0.05m | 9:08PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 587 | 683 | 294 | 145 | 140 | 114 | 172 | 172 | 379 | 352 | 304 | 357 | 382 | 521 | 754 | 808 | 769 | 1520 | 2590 | 2378 | 1859 | 1597 | 1528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 17 | S 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 198 | 27 | 224 | 121 | 142 | 146 | 144 | 211 | 40 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 58 | 549 | 1330 | 710 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 10 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 27 | 67 | 98 | 71 | 54 | 52 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 7 | S 3 | SSE 8 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 38 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 190 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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