Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boneyards today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 352 | 304 | 357 | 382 | 521 | 766 | 759 | 1330 | 1520 | 2590 | 2378 | 1859 | 2005 | 1657 | 1383 | 1221 | 1080 | 967 | 864 | 710 | 575 | 467 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.56m | 2:33AM1.51m | 2:52PM1.65m | 3:10AM1.55m | 3:25PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.12m | 8:31PM0.09m | 8:41AM0.05m | 9:08PM0.01m | 9:15AM0.02m | 9:42PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 379 | 352 | 304 | 357 | 382 | 521 | 766 | 759 | 822 | 1520 | 2590 | 2378 | 1859 | 2005 | 1657 | 1383 | 1221 | 1080 | 967 | 864 | 710 | 575 | 467 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 40 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 150 | 536 | 1330 | 756 | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | S 7 | S 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 90 | 214 | 339 | 480 | 592 | 681 | 831 | 844 | 883 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 186 | 80 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
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