
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boneyards today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 2PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1073 | 947 | 802 | 729 | 564 | 564 | 703 | 835 | 1172 | 1638 | 4562 | 5789 | 5633 | 4720 | 3945 | 3441 | 3122 | 2599 | 2507 | 2416 | 2487 | 2195 | 2304 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.12m | 00:23AM1.10m | 12:50PM1.28m | 1:05AM1.24m | 1:22PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.65m | 6:24PM0.64m | 6:25AM0.53m | 7:04PM0.48m | 7:04AM0.40m | 7:37PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
1073 | 947 | 802 | 729 | 564 | 564 | 703 | 835 | 1172 | 1638 | 3290 | 62 | 64 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
39 | 37 | 33 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 83 | 121 | 116 | 70 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 8 | 6 | 16 | — | 6 | 58 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
— | — | — | 31 | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 4562 | 5789 | 5633 | 4720 | 3945 | 3441 | 3122 | 2599 | 2507 | 2416 | 2487 | 2195 | 2304 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 198 | 181 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 144 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 |
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