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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 5AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | |
502 | 437 | 437 | 232 | 498 | 657 | 707 | 737 | 710 | 746 | 703 | 836 | 624 | 359 | 421 | 259 | 227 | 193 | 164 | 138 | 111 | 125 | 232 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:52AM1.52m | 6:26PM1.46m | 6:43AM1.37m | 7:25PM1.37m | 7:44AM1.23m | 8:37PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.23m | 12:08PM0.20m | 00:36AM0.35m | 1:00PM0.31m | 1:41AM0.47m | 2:01PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 320 | 241 | 273 | 204 | 154 | 149 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 113 | 125 | 587 | 470 | 359 | 302 | 259 | 227 | 193 | 164 | 138 | 111 | 88 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 138 | 136 | 131 | 230 | 81 | 55 | 98 | 84 | 118 | 68 | 49 | 158 | 178 | 175 | 170 | 146 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 108 | 106 | 125 | 101 | 261 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 11 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 34 | 129 | 96 | 16 | 50 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 46 | 67 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 232 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 502 | 437 | 437 | 232 | 498 | 657 | 707 | 737 | 710 | 746 | 703 | 836 | 624 | — | 421 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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