Boneyards surf break

Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Boneyards today?

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 8PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
1
2
2
5
4
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
2
1
4
4
4
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
0.5
SSW
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)131312121218171111111211111110101099121212188
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1677145213411255232220718427343067248730082701203215109366506505425779901706287617821
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
40
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
SSW
5
N
15
N
20
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
1.67
3:56AM
1.87
4:18PM
1.68
4:33AM
1.83
4:56PM
1.63
5:11AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
-0.06
9:42PM
-0.01
10:12AM
-0.07
10:18PM
0.00
10:49AM
-0.02
10:57PM
0.07
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46
Sunset--5:54-------5:53-------5:52-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-----------------1-
Temp. °C252119191515151519201817151515162425201817181515
Feels °C (?)251917187111212141515161212121219211616141397
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