Boneyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.03° S 24.94° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Boneyards sea temperature is

14.7°C

Boneyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Boneyards today (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boneyards at 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).
	Thursday 24								Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	162	275	110	346	763	1254	1534	1447	1384	1289	1162	1028	864	782	694	694	722	864	568	568	1407	1626	1836	1891
Wind (km/h)	S	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SSW	W	SW	NE	NNE	NE	E	ESE	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		2:17AM1.43m				2:35PM1.58m				2:45AM1.54m				3:01PM1.70m				3:14AM1.62m				3:29PM1.79m
Low Tide				8:22AM0.21m				8:44PM0.19m				8:48AM0.11m				9:12PM0.08m				9:16AM0.03m				9:40PM-0.00m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	4	5	2	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	21	22	21	18	18	18	20	21	22	23	21	21	21	20	19	20	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	20	19	18	20	19	18	16	18	19	22	23	22	23	19	22	22	22	20	21	20	19	19	20	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 11	SSE 6	S 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	162	275	78	176	763	1254	1534	1447	1384	1289	1162	1028	864	782	694	694	722	864	568	568	1407	1626	1836	1891
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SW 11	SSW 16	SW 10	S 7	S 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	78	61	110	346	84	124	103	35	29	28	181	158	140	101	89	89	66	57	417	537	31	28	28	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	ESE 9	SSW 7	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	S 10
kJ	6	32	48	89	87	48	—	—	—	—	31	14	13	7	5	13	5	3	42	42	61	59	36	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 7	—	E 8	SE 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	—	—	W 4	WSW 4	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3
kJ	20	124	—	116	311	200	283	317	268	206	236	—	—	18	26	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	0	171	29	198	352	514	141	141	29	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	22	22	141	22	0	64
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Van Stadens Mouth	Kleinemonde	Van Stadens Mouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)					Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Albatross	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista		Van Stadens Mouth	Mtati	Riet River
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1					4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	8

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