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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
21.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 11AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (17 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (17 Mar)6ft (1.9m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
3
0
3
3
3
2
1
0
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
2
S
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121211111111111111111010813131313141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7356586867247858547314313753753684004754516498629431206172318221796169916011442
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
20
SE
25
SSE
15
SE
5
SW
20
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
0.16
9:09PM
0.06
9:33AM
0.03
9:38PM
-0.02
10:03AM
-0.04
10:08PM
-0.06
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:22------
Sunset----6:36-------6:35-------6:32---
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part cloud
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
-----77------11---------
Temp. °C212225242322222223222423222221212121252725222323
Feels °C (?)232425242425222426232422222423232322242525232425
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