Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boneyards today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 11AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1346 | 1723 | 1778 | 1575 | 1500 | 1276 | 1094 | 1013 | 1013 | 1013 | 997 | 980 | 628 | 866 | 1021 | 940 | 851 | 730 | 706 | 624 | 555 | 603 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:25AM1.24m | 6:38PM1.24m | 6:55AM1.09m | 7:11PM1.09m | 7:50AM0.95m | 8:56PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.48m | 00:53AM0.54m | 12:56PM0.63m | 1:41AM0.68m | 2:00PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1346 | 1723 | 1778 | 1575 | 1500 | 1276 | 1094 | 1013 | 1013 | 1013 | 997 | 980 | 628 | 866 | 1021 | 940 | 851 | 730 | 503 | 428 | 555 | 603 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 104 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 80 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 352 | — | — | — | 31 | 12 | 706 | 624 | 124 | — | 279 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 498 | 374 | 305 | 301 | 279 | 276 | 243 | 285 | 273 | 408 | 272 | 334 | 541 | 602 | 603 | 618 | 599 | 564 | — | 587 | 392 | 439 | 428 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 198 | 643 | 672 | 795 | 198 | 181 | 184 | 181 | 198 | 599 | 599 | 198 | 198 | 173 | 173 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 198 | 198 | 29 | 0 |
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