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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 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 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 11AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | |
3611 | 3685 | 3391 | 3010 | 2635 | 2036 | 311 | 357 | 350 | 338 | 279 | 231 | 223 | 236 | 309 | 350 | 293 | 307 | 298 | 350 | 1983 | 1539 | 1169 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:05PM1.52m | 4:12AM1.59m | 4:33PM1.49m | 4:41AM1.53m | 5:02PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.12m | 10:02PM0.20m | 10:24AM0.15m | 10:31PM0.25m | 10:52AM0.20m | 11:00PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 3611 | 3685 | 3391 | 3010 | 2635 | 2036 | 1713 | 1457 | 1254 | 980 | 770 | 637 | 494 | 494 | 504 | 494 | 401 | 523 | 298 | 350 | 267 | 278 | 1169 | 1081 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | E 6 | E 8 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 177 | 86 | 215 | 136 | 327 | 339 | 311 | 357 | 350 | 338 | 279 | 231 | 223 | 174 | 128 | 350 | 293 | 307 | 167 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 250 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 215 | 202 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 133 | 129 | 163 | 236 | 309 | 127 | 239 | 284 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 88 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | W 3 | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 24 | 66 | — | 3 | — | 700 | 1539 | 1983 | 1539 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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