Boneyards surf break

Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
4
2
3
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111010141313131314141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77372471163837537541540045326578486294312061723167416741579139612471018875722711
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
5
NW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
1.58
3:22AM
1.75
3:35PM
1.67
3:51AM
1.84
4:06PM
1.71
4:22AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
0.06
9:33AM
0.03
9:38PM
-0.02
10:03AM
-0.04
10:08PM
-0.06
10:35AM
-0.07
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset6:36-------6:35-------6:32-------
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-161------1------1-------
Temp. °C232223222121232322222121202125292525212120202222
Feels °C (?)262225222322242323242323212124272527192017161716
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