Boneyards surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 02 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 1PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
1
3
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1312121212141313131212121212121111111111107810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)932111211671486122521711659163413871188836805736603603506439431476433248217282962
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
S
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
ENE
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
SW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
1.61
3:38PM
1.49
3:46AM
1.59
4:06PM
1.47
4:14AM
1.54
4:34PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.04
9:40PM
0.12
10:03AM
0.06
10:08PM
0.16
10:29AM
0.11
10:35PM
0.22
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise-6:58-------7:00-------7:00------
Sunset----6:40-------6:38-------6:37---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------31-------------
Temp. °C202122232323242120191920202019181818191919191918
Feels °C (?)192123242324242121222021202119181818181717191914
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