Boneyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.03° S 24.94° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Boneyards sea temperature is

17.8°C

Boneyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Boneyards today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	1	0	0	2	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	143	107	109	119	112	104	100	565	807	1144	1719	1661	1760	1423	1558	1429	1144	1144	961	736	700	689	624
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	WSW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	E	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide					4:46PM1.73m					5:10AM1.56m				5:26PM1.60m				5:55AM1.45m				6:12PM1.43m
Low Tide			10:32AM0.07m					11:01PM0.06m				11:13AM0.17m				11:42PM0.18m				11:59AM0.30m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	22	20	19	18	17	16	16	19	24	25	23	20	19	19	18	19	21	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	17	18	19	17	18	20	18	16	16	18	22	22	20	20	20	21	19	20	21	20	21	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	83	107	109	95	93	90	93	135	807	1144	1719	1661	1760	1423	1558	1429	1144	1144	961	736	700	689	624
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	E 6	E 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 18	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	95	65	41	119	112	104	100	565	220	240	204	200	164	145	133	375	324	198	149	157	157	152	156
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 10	SW 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	ENE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	89	54	80	42	32	22	23	116	208	211	125	—	—	—	7	7	172	148	120	120	94	86	90
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	—	WSW 9	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	—	E 7	E 7	—	E 4	ESE 10	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	143	—	146	20	9	—	—	38	24	—	9	454	201	307	327	—	285	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	22	29	29	198	198	198	141	29	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Noncom (Cape Recife)	Mtati	Riet River	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Sea Vista					Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Kromme Rivermouth	Albatross	Albatross	Sea Vista	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	4					4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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