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Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Apr 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 12PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
6
7
7
8
7
6
7
6
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WSW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121414141414131313131212121212131415161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5862857181567827675159954961445838833459362146694401441747826208881010909114941162410875992574125691
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
6:10PM
1.33
6:30AM
1.30
7:14PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.20
12:17AM
0.34
12:52PM
0.34
1:28AM
0.46
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-7:11-------7:13-------7:13------
Sunset----6:17-------6:15-------6:15---
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--1-1-11113------------
Temp. °C151516151616161616171617171717171616161616161414
Feels °C (?)68109910101011121111111111111110998878
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