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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 9PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
4810 | 4880 | 4767 | 4636 | 4675 | 5256 | 5369 | 6186 | 5241 | 4499 | 3150 | 3149 | 2090 | 1676 | 1369 | 1016 | 811 | 732 | 987 | 4873 | 5461 | 5232 | 4395 | 4005 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:06PM1.38m | 2:17AM1.58m | 2:38PM1.45m | 2:47AM1.63m | 3:08PM1.50m | 3:16AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.27m | 8:05PM0.28m | 8:37AM0.19m | 8:36PM0.23m | 9:04AM0.14m | 9:05PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4636 | 4675 | 5256 | 5369 | 6186 | 5241 | 4499 | 3150 | 3149 | 2090 | 1676 | 1369 | 1016 | 797 | 660 | 987 | 4873 | 5461 | 5232 | 4395 | 4005 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 299 | 73 | 279 | 217 | 204 | 742 | 811 | 732 | 416 | 291 | 183 | 128 | 97 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 18 | 56 | 60 | 298 | 198 | 372 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 708 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 4810 | 4880 | 4767 | — | — | — | 404 | 640 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 260 | 143 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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