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Boneyards surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Boneyards today?
The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
435 | 494 | 268 | 623 | 623 | 501 | 1011 | 1077 | 933 | 827 | 572 | 549 | 545 | 567 | 558 | 529 | 503 | 518 | 532 | 606 | 740 | 910 | 952 | 916 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:20AM1.75m | 4:48PM1.60m | 5:05AM1.65m | 5:35PM1.54m | 5:52AM1.52m | 6:26PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:52PM0.13m | 11:22AM0.10m | 11:41PM0.23m | 12:08PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 435 | 494 | 572 | 623 | 623 | 501 | 1011 | 1077 | 933 | 827 | 572 | 481 | 430 | 473 | 431 | 374 | 241 | 241 | 273 | 230 | 178 | 149 | 116 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 255 | 324 | 268 | 144 | 171 | 330 | 134 | 91 | 82 | 219 | 84 | 76 | 104 | 118 | 147 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 98 | 83 | 79 | 56 | 53 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 12 | E 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 137 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 39 | 21 | 107 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 34 | — | 7 | 25 | 16 | 45 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 13 | 30 | 71 | 95 | 82 | 464 | 549 | 545 | 567 | 558 | 529 | 503 | 518 | 532 | 606 | 740 | 910 | 952 | 916 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 198 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 142 | 184 | 352 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 29 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 173 |
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