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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 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
18.5° 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 4PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1638 | 1427 | 1302 | 1302 | 1074 | 1162 | 33 | 1649 | 1749 | 1649 | 1682 | 1492 | 1343 | 616 | 499 | 630 | 434 | 663 | 595 | 524 | 535 | 469 | 478 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:35PM 1.35 | 2:08AM 1.26 | 2:14PM 1.41 | 2:44AM 1.33 | 2:49PM 1.46 | 3:17AM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:00PM 0.37 | 8:02AM 0.44 | 8:34PM 0.31 | 8:40AM 0.38 | 9:07PM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
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