Boneyards Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Margaret River, Australia)

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Boneyards Surf Guide

Boneyards in Margaret River is a sheltered sandbar break that has quite consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the south with some shelter here from southwest winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the west. The sandbar break offers mainly right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here.

Boneyards Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	fairly consistent	20.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Boneyards:

The best conditions reported for surf at Boneyards occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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What's the best time of year to surf Boneyards (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Boneyards with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 30% of the time in October while 21% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 49% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

30%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

21%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

49%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Boneyards Location Map

Interactive Boneyards surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Boneyards is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 179 km (111 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Boneyards is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 198 km (123 miles) away.

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Boneyards Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 01:19 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 08
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	WSW	SW	SW	WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on

What does Boneyards look like?

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Tides at Boneyards

Current tide and informaton

For Bunker Bay Bommie, 1 km from Boneyards.

Next High Water: 11:30am | 0.64m

Next Low Water: 12:38am | 0.14m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Boneyards Sea Temperature

The water temperature (20.5 °C) at Boneyards is warm. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 14.0 °C, allowing for wind effects.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 20.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite