Boskraal Strand
Surf spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
40Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 8 s
Mon 2 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 95kJ
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 110kJ
- Wind
- NW 2 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 62 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 224kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 160kJ
- Wind
- NW 8 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 567kJ
- Wind
- WNW 8 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 168kJ
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 570kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, too big
- Mon 236, poor
- Tue 359, fair
- Wed 462, good
- Thu 518, too small
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 740, poor
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 954, fair
- Tue 1023, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
- Best Apr–Jun1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 746kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 36, poor | 4 ft5 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 59, fair | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 110kJ | wind from the north-west, 2 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 62, good | 4 ft8 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 224kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft12 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 160kJ | wind from the north-west, 8 knots | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 567kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 40, poor | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 168kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 570kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 54, fair | 5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 248kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 45kJ | wind from the west, 3 knots | 20°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:12 −0.5 mHigh 07:44 +0.5 mLow 14:12 −0.4 mHigh 20:26 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:43 −0.4 mHigh 09:12 +0.5 mLow 15:58 −0.4 mHigh 22:06 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:22 −0.4 mHigh 10:38 +0.5 mLow 17:22 −0.5 mHigh 23:28 +0.4 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Apr–Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Boskraal Strand
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (233°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (53°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 17°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Strandfontein.
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Strandfontein
50 min by car · 3 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Strandfontein its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Strandfontein, 28 km (about 50 min by car)
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