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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | |
250 | 205 | 202 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 304 | 88 | 90 | 119 | 146 | 162 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 48 | 3633 | 4496 | 4859 | 4967 | 5163 | 5565 | 6212 | 5505 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:14AM1.28m | 12:42PM1.18m | 1:06AM1.41m | 1:29PM1.29m | 1:45AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.54m | 6:44AM0.49m | 6:46PM0.44m | 7:31AM0.37m | 7:29PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 |
 kJ | 138 | 205 | 202 | 143 | 140 | 113 | 304 | 267 | 290 | 119 | 146 | 162 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 48 | 49 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 5505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 13 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 250 | 107 | 109 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 111 | 88 | 90 | 34 | 54 | 14 | 21 | 13 | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SW 5 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 8 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | 4 | 470 | 1190 | 2684 | 2934 | 2405 | 2781 | 3173 | 3633 | 4496 | 4859 | 4967 | 5163 | 5565 | 6212 | 1176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 322 | 484 | 638 | 643 | 666 | 1102 | 666 | 588 | 280 | 181 | 143 | 144 | 143 | 143 |
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