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Boneyards Surf Photo: 'Small day' by Leo Rietveld

Issued: 7 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Boneyards sea temperature is

17.2°C

0.2°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	S		SW	S	SW
	14 s	cross- off		15 s	14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 May at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSE		SW	S
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 May at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SE		SW	S
	14 s	off		14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 May at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SE		WSW	S
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SE	WSW	S	NW
	13 s	off	4 s	13 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SE	WSW	S	NW
	13 s	off	4 s	13 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SE	WSW	S	NW
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SE	WSW	S
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SE	SE	WSW	S
	12 s	off	5 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SE	SSE	WSW	S
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SSE	WSW	S	NW
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SE	WSW	S	NW
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSE	WSW	S	NW
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	SE	SSE	WSW	S	NW
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	SE	SSE	WSW	S	WSW
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SSE	WSW	S	NW
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SSE	WSW	S	SSE
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Boneyards around the time the photo was taken

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Boneyards Surf Photo: 'Small day' by Leo Rietveld

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User: Leo Rietveld

Country: South Africa (563 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:53 pm 16 May 2026