Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boneyards today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 11PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
508 | 1850 | 2402 | 2096 | 2368 | 3468 | 2305 | 2412 | 2350 | 3067 | 1643 | 1556 | 2381 | 3785 | 4081 | 4396 | 4075 | 3025 | 2240 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.24m | 2:18AM1.33m | 2:43PM1.39m | 2:47AM1.44m | 3:10PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.49m | 8:32AM0.33m | 8:46PM0.36m | 8:58AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
491 | 1850 | 2402 | 2096 | 2368 | 3468 | 2305 | 2412 | 2350 | 3067 | 1643 | 1556 | 2381 | 3785 | 4081 | 4396 | 4075 | 3025 | 2240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
379 | 254 | 111 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1151 | 940 | 679 | 1001 | 752 | 836 | 1299 | 784 | 572 | 434 | 357 | 151 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
508 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 304 | 504 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 52 | 84 | 157 | 335 | 550 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 198 | 198 | 560 | 560 | 198 | 198 |
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