Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Boneyards today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 3PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1500 | 4378 | 6035 | 5874 | 4873 | 3937 | 3344 | 2815 | 2233 | 1978 | 1742 | 1524 | 1420 | 1102 | 644 | 662 | 748 | 906 | 362 | 2504 | 742 | 658 | 901 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.06m | 8:17PM1.09m | 9:08AM0.94m | 10:35PM1.00m | 12:36PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.62m | 2:53AM0.70m | 3:08PM0.75m | 5:54AM0.72m | 6:33PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1500 | 4378 | 6035 | 5874 | 4873 | 3937 | 3344 | 2815 | 2233 | 1978 | 1742 | 1524 | 1420 | 1102 | 644 | 662 | 748 | 906 | 362 | 5 | 742 | 658 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 500 | 403 | 329 | 251 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 10 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 20 | 16 | — | 189 | 1567 | 2504 | 720 | 714 | 901 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 514 | 514 | 141 | 141 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 144 | 143 | 141 | 0 |
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