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Boneyards Surf Photo: 'Boneyards carve' by Charl de Waal

Issued: 1 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Boneyards sea temperature is

16.4° C

2.5°

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	3 hours later
	SSW	N		SW	ESE
	11 s	glass		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 July 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
	SW	E	ENE	SW	ESE
	11 s	glass	5 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 July 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
	SW	ENE	E	SW	SW
	11 s	cross- on	2 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 July 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
	SW	NE	E	SW	ESE
	11 s	cross- on	3 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 July 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
	SW	NNE	ENE	SW	ESE
	12 s	cross	3 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 July 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	3 hours later
	SW	NNE	ENE	SW	ESE
	12 s	cross	3 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 July 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	3 hours later
	SW	N	NE	SW	ESE
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 July 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	3 hours later
	SW	N	NE	SW	SW
	15 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 July 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	NNE	ENE	SW	SW
	14 s	glass	4 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 July 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
	SW	E	ENE	SW	ESE
	14 s	cross- on	4 s	14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 July 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
	SW	ENE	E	SW	SW
	16 s	cross- on	3 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 July 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
	SW	NE	E	SW	SW
	16 s	cross- on	4 s	16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 July 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
	SW	NE	ENE	SW	E
	15 s	cross	4 s	15 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July 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	3 hours later
	SW	N	ENE	SW	E
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July 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	3 hours later
	SW	N	ENE	SW	E
	14 s	cross- off	6 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July 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	3 hours later
	SW	N	ENE	SW	E
	14 s	cross- off	6 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July 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	NNE	ENE	SW	E
	13 s	cross	6 s	13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 2 pm

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

Image captured 9 minutes before high water (at high ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.5m (5.0 ft). Range 2.10m (6.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Boneyards Surf Photo: 'Boneyards carve' by Charl de Waal

Charl de Waal at Boneyards, J-Bay

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User: Charl de Waal (32 photos)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:13 pm 14 Jul 2011