Surf Forecasts:
Boneyards surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with 9,990 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Boneyards this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Boneyards in the next 16 days are 4.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Boneyards over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mate, let’s break down the next couple of weeks.
The start of this stretch is pretty grim. We’ve got swell, but the wind is just killing it. For the first week, from the 4th through the 10th, it’s all about cross-shore and onshore junk, making everything lumpy and chopped up. You’re looking at a solid 3.5m of WSW swell on Wednesday morning, but the wind is all over it. It’s a frustrating run of poor surf and messy conditions. It’s going to be a bit of a dry spell.
But hold on, because there’s a diamond in the rough. Sunday the 11th is the standout. We get a proper 12ft SW groundswell with a long 16-second period, and the wind finally swings offshore for the morning. That’s a magic combination. Boneyards (East Cape) is a sandbar, and with it being fairly consistent, it should be holding some proper, powerful lines. The energy reading is strong (6093), and the offshore wind will keep it glassy and clean. This is the one to circle on the calendar. It’s going to be a handful though, with that size – definitely one for the experienced crew.
After that, the surf settles a bit, but the middle of the week looks like it gets blown out again. The mixed winds and chop come back in, so we’re back to waiting. There’s a glimmer on the 16th, with a big, clean 17ft W swell showing up on Sunday afternoon. The period is a bit shorter, 15 seconds, but the conditions are clean. It’s big and raw, so again, experts only out at Boneyards. This one is a bit further out on the forecast, so treat it as a promising ‘maybe’ rather than a sure thing.
Beyond that, the 19th looks like it could be another clean morning with a bit of offshore wind and a solid 10ft swell, but it’s into the second week, so I wouldn't book my life around it yet.
For the size that’s coming, and with some of those strong, cross-off winds, this is looking like a case where a kite might be more fun than a paddle on those messy days. But for the surfer, that Tuesday the 11th is the one. It’s got the size, the direction, and the clean wind. That’s your window. The rest is just watching the ocean do its thing.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 936 | 4403 | 3917 | 3024 | 6290 | 6568 | 6267 | 4783 | 4161 | 4219 | 3955 | 4132 | 7491 | 9004 | 9764 | 7710 | 5002 | 3818 | 3072 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:49AM0.47m | 10:16AM0.40m | 2:23AM0.53m | 3:21AM0.59m | 4:32AM0.65m | 5:41AM0.71m | 6:43AM0.76m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.38m | 5:55PM0.26m | 3:32PM0.23m | 2:52PM0.14m | 3:11PM0.05m | 3:43PM-0.02m | 4:20PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
mm | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 936 | 4403 | 3917 | 3024 | 6290 | 6568 | 6267 | 4783 | 4161 | 4219 | 3955 | — | — | 4734 | 9764 | 7710 | 5002 | 3818 | 3072 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 408 | 180 | 432 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 640 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4132 | 7491 | 9004 | — | — | — | — | 1367 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 465 | 412 | 223 | 1 | 88 | 60 | 174 | 315 | 60 | 223 | 1303 | 1681 | 2377 | 2602 | 1 | 61 | 362 | 267 |
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