Boneyards surf break

Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)
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How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 6AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
4
4
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)101112121212121111101110101015141413131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39221163634303916071824156910539257265994504073565731061151214051162964822722573506
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
15
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
1.42
7:39PM
1.19
8:15AM
1.31
8:26PM
1.08
9:09AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
0.30
1:47PM
0.47
1:42AM
0.42
2:35PM
0.57
2:26AM
0.55
3:40PM
0.64
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:18-------5:18-------5:20----
Sunset------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211919212222222120202021242423212121202227282826
Feels °C (?)191517181818202019202018201818182122212326252728
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