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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 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
17.5° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
408 | 386 | 290 | 148 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 210 | 140 | 51 | 50 | 18497 | 21511 | 17883 | 13516 | 12909 | 10079 | 8099 | 7244 | 7977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.05m | 10:56PM1.19m | 11:22AM1.11m | 11:59PM1.32m | 12:26PM1.22m | 00:47AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.57m | 5:19AM0.59m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:22AM0.45m | 6:22PM0.40m | 7:10AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 408 | 335 | 260 | 148 | 80 | 74 | 7101 | 6282 | 4248 | 3282 | 51 | 50 | 18497 | — | — | 12032 | 10871 | 9133 | 7217 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 386 | 386 | 290 | 51 | 25 | 34 | 72 | 72 | 210 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 42 | 853 | 2227 | 5742 | 6860 | — | — | 32 | 15 | 5643 | 11670 | 24394 | 21511 | 17883 | 13516 | 12909 | 10079 | 8099 | 7244 | 7977 | 9691 | 11785 | 13922 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 323 | 64 | 0 | 507 | 612 | 0 | 220 | 302 | 302 | 446 | 0 | 181 | 496 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 496 | 507 | 333 | 333 |
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