Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 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
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 6PM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 4.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)25ft (7.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)26ft (8.0m)13s
Evening (11 May)21ft (6.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
8
W
12
8
W
13
6
WNW
13
6.5
W
13
6
WSW
13
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
SW
13
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18964
21031
11998
14930
11241
6627
4366
4244
3503
3384
2891
2947
2796
2418
2229
2694
3111
3251
3146
2852
2383
2002
1723
1390
Wind (km/h)
70
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
30
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
45
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:56AM1.07m
11:22PM1.27m
11:55AM1.17m
00:10AM1.39m
12:45PM1.29m
00:55AM1.50m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.48m
5:51AM0.39m
5:54PM0.40m
6:38AM0.25m
6:43PM0.30m
7:22AM0.12m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:54
5:53
7
5
3
1
1
1
8
5
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
6
7
9
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
13
13
11
10
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SSE
9
4
SW
13
0.4
SE
12
1.5
NNW
10
3
SW
13
4
W
12
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
27
17
6344
51
419
3471
4366
4244
3503
3176
2891
2200
1985
2047
2144
2694
3111
3251
3146
2852
2383
2002
1723
1390
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
3.5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
W
12
1.3
NNW
9
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
Energy kJ
18
27
18
10
4
3997
3169
3041
3384
2338
258
1901
1616
1509
1107
988
911
828
828
667
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
13
2
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
1.6
NW
9
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
19
Energy kJ
26
756
431
397
15
15
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
8
W
12
8
W
13
6
WNW
13
6.5
W
13
6
WSW
13
4.5
W
12
1.4
NW
11
1.9
NW
9
2.4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
Energy kJ
18964
21031
11998
14930
11241
6627
423
573
1629
2947
2796
2418
2229
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
7
2
9
8
5
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
900
1008
1026
609
1074
429
351
10
11
331
11
11
23
23
162
162
13
10
1
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
9
2
9
9
5
6
5
5
9
5
6
4
7
4
4
4
9
9
5
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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