Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boneyards today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 743 | 932 | 1147 | 2013 | 2160 | 2541 | 3956 | 4295 | 3649 | 2992 | 2514 | 1706 | 1499 | 1269 | 1229 | 930 | 930 | 914 | 851 | 908 | 984 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:24AM1.09m | 11:45PM1.06m | 12:09PM1.22m | 00:30AM1.17m | 12:44PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.56m | 5:54AM0.49m | 6:32PM0.43m | 6:34AM0.39m | 7:06PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 743 | 932 | 1147 | 2013 | 2160 | 2541 | 3956 | 4295 | 3649 | 2992 | 2514 | 1706 | 1499 | 1269 | 1229 | 930 | 930 | 914 | 851 | 908 | 984 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 459 | 403 | 9 | 9 | 517 | 451 | 457 | 394 | 329 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 28 | 32 | 124 | 103 | 202 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | 545 | 536 | 526 | 282 | 233 | 233 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 279 | 218 | 286 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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