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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 3AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
1269 | 628 | 547 | 754 | 363 | 344 | 231 | 233 | 233 | 182 | 250 | 435 | 324 | 268 | 623 | 623 | 501 | 911 | 984 | 852 | 827 | 572 | 528 | 605 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.60m | 3:37AM1.79m | 4:05PM1.62m | 4:20AM1.75m | 4:48PM1.60m | 5:05AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.07m | 9:56AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.08m | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:52PM0.13m | 11:22AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 1269 | 1094 | 904 | 754 | 617 | 627 | 610 | 529 | 464 | 436 | 384 | 435 | 563 | 572 | 623 | 623 | 501 | 911 | 984 | 852 | 827 | 396 | 528 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 726 | 628 | 547 | 464 | 363 | 344 | 231 | 233 | 233 | 182 | 250 | 255 | 324 | 268 | 110 | 132 | 177 | 228 | 62 | 128 | 246 | 572 | 76 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | S 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SW 16 | E 7 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 66 | 51 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 264 | 24 | 91 | 23 | 24 | 84 | 75 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 21 | 43 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 28 | 115 | — | — | 16 | 527 | 605 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 171 | 64 | 29 | 141 | 173 | 198 | 198 |
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