Surf Forecasts:
Boneyards surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with 3,719 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Boneyards this week:
The surf forecast for Boneyards over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Boneyards in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Boneyards over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Boneyards.
First few days are a bust. Tuesday the 7th gives you 7ft of messy, cross-onshore junk – all energy but no shape. Water temp is 60°, about normal for the season.
Then Wednesday morning the 8th – now this is your moment. We’ve got 8ft of SW groundswell, a long 13-second period, and total glass. That’s the standout. Combined energy reading 2751 – it’s gonna be powerful, clean, and the reef will be firing. It’s an intermediate spot, but that size will test you.
Wednesday afternoon stays clean with a cross-off, but that morning is pure gold. Thursday the 9th brings a bigger 10ft SSW swell but a fresh 35 km/h cross-off blows it up – only for the brave. Friday the 10th keeps 8ft with a howling 40 km/h offshore – clean but a wild paddle out. Saturday the 11th eases to 7ft, still clean with offshore winds (1263 energy). A solid session for regulars.
Sunday the 12th drops to 4ft, gentle offshore, nice and clean. A mellow day. Monday the 13th goes tiny – 2ft, glassy but barely breaking. Then a flat spell hits from Tuesday the 14th through Friday the 17th – small, weak, and messy. Nothing doing.
Saturday the 18th, a little 3ft S swell shows up, clean with light offshore, glassy by afternoon. Small but rideable. Now Sunday the 19th – big one. 12ft WSW groundswell with a 14-second period, combined energy 4412. That’s a freight train, but onshore winds will mess it up. Only for experts.
Monday the 20th afternoon – glassy, 7ft, much cleaner. That’s your second-best window. Tuesday the 21st is glassy again with 4ft – clean and fun. After that, the 22nd is a windy mess with a short-period windswell.
Bottom line: Wednesday the 8th morning is the standout – glassy, big, clean. Monday the 20th afternoon is the next best – smooth, solid, and inviting. Get after it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1806 | 2174 | 1789 | 1446 | 3665 | 3355 | 2275 | 2638 | 2460 | 2005 | 1507 | 1114 | 683 | 642 | 387 | 265 | 227 | 157 | 159 | 84 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:20PM1.31m | 8:59AM1.10m | 9:26PM1.29m | 10:19AM1.10m | 10:42PM1.29m | 11:40AM1.15m | 11:57PM1.34m | 12:49PM1.24m | 1:04AM1.41m | 1:48PM1.35m | 2:02AM1.49m | 2:40PM1.46m | 2:54AM1.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.40m | 2:52PM0.46m | 4:04AM0.39m | 4:12PM0.49m | 5:23AM0.35m | 5:36PM0.45m | 6:34AM0.27m | 6:51PM0.37m | 7:35AM0.17m | 7:53PM0.26m | 8:27AM0.09m | 8:48PM0.17m | 9:14AM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | 5:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1806 | 2174 | 1789 | 1285 | 3665 | 3355 | 2275 | 2638 | 2460 | 2005 | 1507 | 1114 | 683 | 642 | 387 | 265 | 227 | 157 | 159 | 128 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 13 | — | — | SW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 181 | 241 | 962 | 1446 | 14 | — | — | 1403 | 37 | 82 | 136 | 152 | 240 | 172 | 114 | 112 | 71 | 77 | 56 | 84 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | S 20 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 7 | 166 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 68 | 41 | 80 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 61 | 80 | 103 | 138 | 236 | 301 | 275 | 161 | 281 | 345 | 116 | 156 | 156 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 349 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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The above surf forecast table for Boneyards provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Boneyards can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Boneyards surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Boneyards) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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