Bonza Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Bonza Bay in East London is an exposed river break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south. The river break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for sharks.

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Overall Bonza Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bonza Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Nahoon Reef	0 mi
Second closest break	Corner	2 mi
Third closest break	Eastern Beach	3 mi
Fourth closest break	The Point (Gonubie Bay)	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Igoda	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Bonza Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4462 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5375 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5408 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5778 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5920 mi
Tide stations nearest to Bonza Bay:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	283 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2626 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2775 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3145 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3400 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Bonza Bay:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	161 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	292 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	292 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	292 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	292 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Bonza Bay:
Closest city location	East London (South Africa)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	39 mi
Third closest city location	Stutterheim (South Africa)	42 mi
Fourth closest city location	Butterworth (South Africa)	47 mi
Fifth closest city location	Alice (South Africa)	66 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Bonza Bay is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Bonza Bay is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa, 155 km (96 miles) away.
• Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa is 175 km (109 miles) away.
• Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Bonza Bay and is 242 km (150 miles) away.