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Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 May 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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 6AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | |
830 | 1468 | 1941 | 2314 | 2475 | 3034 | 3148 | 2939 | 2394 | 2084 | 1803 | 1278 | 1116 | 1083 | 943 | 799 | 787 | 659 | 648 | 659 | 942 | 1093 | 1127 | 936 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.59m | 2:14PM1.47m | 2:23AM1.65m | 2:57PM1.52m | 3:08AM1.66m | 3:42PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.02m | 8:13PM0.15m | 8:47AM-0.03m | 8:58PM0.10m | 9:30AM-0.04m | 9:45PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 616 | 1468 | 1941 | 2314 | 2475 | 3034 | 3148 | 2939 | 2394 | 2084 | 1803 | 1278 | 1116 | 1083 | 943 | 799 | 787 | 659 | 648 | 659 | 942 | 1093 | 1127 | 936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 830 | 712 | 659 | 614 | 869 | 2249 | 2008 | 1704 | 1507 | 1487 | 1057 | 900 | 635 | 544 | 544 | 461 | 380 | 287 | 3 | 284 | 338 | 227 | 138 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 433 | 413 | 566 | 661 | 953 | 589 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 126 | — | 82 | 90 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 55 | 49 | 45 | 36 | 24 | 403 | 13 | 12 | 240 | 10 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
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