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Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 7AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5140 | 4458 | 3883 | 3619 | 3621 | 4669 | 4275 | 4232 | 4670 | 6373 | 10104 | 11346 | 11643 | 11624 | 10734 | 9815 | 7278 | 6716 | 5252 | 4302 | 3068 | 2148 | 1699 | 1359 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:36AM 1.46 | 6:10PM 1.33 | 6:30AM 1.30 | 7:14PM 1.22 | 7:42AM 1.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:24PM 0.21 | 11:56AM 0.20 | 12:17AM 0.34 | 12:52PM 0.34 | 1:28AM 0.46 | 2:07PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
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