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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 6PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
1561 | 1968 | 2492 | 2717 | 2708 | 2256 | 1876 | 1632 | 1325 | 1112 | 907 | 742 | 1167 | 993 | 880 | 1680 | 1474 | 1521 | 1430 | 1501 | 4237 | 4375 | 3820 | 3772 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:50AM1.12m | 00:16AM1.35m | 12:48PM1.19m | 1:03AM1.40m | 1:33PM1.26m | 1:42AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.50m | 6:48AM0.44m | 6:43PM0.46m | 7:30AM0.37m | 7:27PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 1561 | 1968 | 2492 | 2717 | 2708 | 2256 | 1876 | 1632 | 1325 | 1112 | 907 | 742 | 1167 | 993 | 880 | 1680 | 1474 | 1521 | 1430 | 1305 | 4237 | 4375 | 3820 | 3772 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 12 | E 9 | ESE 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | ESE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 40 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 258 | 365 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 673 | 1501 | 20 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | SE 12 | E 7 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | 17 | 17 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 32 | 8 | 10 | 58 | — | — | 36 | 160 | 249 | 222 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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