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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 11PM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | |
10661 | 9790 | 8406 | 7296 | 6887 | 6253 | 6542 | 5251 | 5091 | 5183 | 4682 | 3971 | 3266 | 2700 | 2318 | 1938 | 1637 | 1264 | 1075 | 894 | 690 | 515 | 408 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.19m | 6:56AM1.17m | 7:53PM1.13m | 8:03AM1.09m | 9:25PM1.12m | 9:48AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.59m | 1:24PM0.52m | 2:01AM0.67m | 2:38PM0.57m | 3:45AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 82 | 9790 | 8406 | 7296 | 6887 | 6253 | 6542 | 5251 | 5091 | 5183 | 4682 | 3971 | 3266 | 2700 | 2318 | 1938 | 1637 | 1264 | 1075 | 894 | 690 | 515 | 408 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 66 | 139 | 209 | 341 | 261 | 249 | 241 | 234 | 206 | 432 | 813 | 603 | 856 | 844 | 833 | 810 | 726 | 726 | 573 | 534 | 511 | 451 | 386 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | E 10 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 71 | 56 | 346 | 36 | 81 | 152 | 243 | 322 | 209 | 74 | 117 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 305 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | N 3 | NNW 3 | W 5 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 10661 | — | — | — | — | — | 633 | 551 | 389 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 12 | 100 | 763 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 181 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 297 | 446 |
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