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Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
19.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 8PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121212111111111111101091011131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)349730172667236821801857160912201009862663606441451362314391399780854828791730635
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
40
SE
50
SE
55
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18PM
1.41
3:46AM
1.45
3:51PM
1.45
4:18AM
1.50
4:23PM
1.45
4:49AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
0.29
9:35PM
0.14
9:52AM
0.24
10:04PM
0.10
10:24AM
0.21
10:33PM
0.09
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:54-------5:56
Sunset---8:00------7:59-------7:59-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818171717171718191919191918182121212119181718
Feels °C (?)131313101011111113131313131211101413121212121214
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