Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boneyards today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 6PM is: 0.8m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 787 | 669 | 455 | 1055 | 1542 | 2150 | 2207 | 2339 | 2344 | 2267 | 2375 | 2595 | 2135 | 1892 | 1976 | 3782 | 3538 | 3262 | 2535 | 2178 | 2151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.51m | 2:47AM1.53m | 3:14PM1.62m | 3:29AM1.56m | 3:53PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:02AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.05m | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 787 | 669 | 421 | 329 | 1542 | 2150 | 2207 | 2339 | 2344 | 2267 | 2375 | 2595 | 2135 | 1892 | 1892 | 3782 | 3538 | 3262 | 2535 | 2178 | 2151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SW 10 | SE 9 | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 161 | 455 | 1055 | 251 | 211 | 207 | 137 | 277 | 84 | 186 | — | 880 | 1697 | 1976 | 270 | 180 | 153 | 127 | 71 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | S 11 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | — | — | S 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | 21 | 110 | 18 | 51 | — | — | 9 | 89 | — | — | — | 14 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 496 | 489 | 601 | 793 | 608 | 493 | 433 | 375 | 898 | 224 | 749 | 281 | 346 | 248 | 385 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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