Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boneyards today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
384 | 390 | 319 | 267 | 229 | 230 | 195 | 202 | 785 | 310 | 851 | 1026 | 988 | 768 | 1468 | 1444 | 1250 | 1092 | 1074 | 929 | 913 | 74 | 781 | 768 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:10AM1.64m | 4:29PM1.77m | 4:39AM1.64m | 4:57PM1.78m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:26PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.00m | 10:38PM0.05m | 10:42AM-0.00m | 11:07PM0.06m | 11:11AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
384 | 390 | 319 | 267 | 229 | 191 | 195 | 295 | 166 | 163 | 272 | 261 | 988 | 768 | 1468 | 1444 | 1250 | 1092 | 1074 | 929 | 913 | 857 | 781 | 768 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
237 | 267 | 262 | 260 | 209 | 230 | 212 | 202 | 66 | 45 | 157 | 119 | 342 | 502 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 80 | 78 | 104 | 74 | 73 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
114 | 151 | 239 | 222 | 30 | 164 | 126 | 93 | 139 | — | 37 | 35 | 83 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | N 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 5 | 13 | 591 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 785 | 310 | 851 | 1026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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