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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
349 | 257 | 268 | 232 | 250 | 205 | 202 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 108 | 111 | 116 | 123 | 140 | 156 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 48 | 3173 | 4036 | 4567 | 5197 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.09m | 00:14AM1.28m | 12:42PM1.18m | 1:06AM1.41m | 1:29PM1.29m | 1:45AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.54m | 6:44AM0.49m | 6:46PM0.44m | 7:31AM0.37m | 7:29PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 349 | 257 | 219 | 175 | 138 | 205 | 202 | 143 | 140 | 111 | 185 | 267 | 116 | 123 | 140 | 156 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 48 | 50 | 34 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 190 | 219 | 268 | 232 | 250 | 107 | 109 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 108 | 111 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 13 | — | 15 | 51 | 56 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 3 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | — | — | 320 | 522 | 1131 | 2294 | 2515 | 2405 | 2767 | 3088 | 3173 | 4036 | 4567 | 5197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 29 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 484 | 690 | 818 | 666 | 1080 | 599 | 258 | 144 | 181 |
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