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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | |
1906 | 350 | 338 | 279 | 231 | 223 | 236 | 305 | 350 | 293 | 1105 | 593 | 831 | 2113 | 1280 | 760 | 208 | 176 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 121 | 408 | 1847 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.59m | 4:33PM1.49m | 4:41AM1.53m | 5:02PM1.43m | 5:09AM1.46m | 5:33PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.15m | 10:31PM0.25m | 10:52AM0.20m | 11:00PM0.31m | 11:22AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 1906 | 1344 | 980 | 825 | 624 | 462 | 494 | 504 | 462 | 453 | 1105 | 593 | 677 | 15 | 308 | 760 | 730 | 998 | 822 | 769 | 756 | 769 | 769 | 1847 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 250 | 350 | 338 | 279 | 231 | 223 | 174 | 305 | 350 | 239 | 372 | 361 | 392 | 15 | 89 | 189 | 186 | 176 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 121 | 408 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | E 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 13 | 31 | 49 | 133 | 129 | 163 | 236 | 128 | 127 | 293 | 17 | 234 | 224 | 14 | 11 | 245 | 208 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 12 | — | 831 | 2113 | 1280 | 1063 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 142 |
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