Bonza Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Eastern Cape – Wild Coast, South Africa)

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Bonza Bay Surf Guide

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.

Bonza Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
River	3.3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	20.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bonza Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bonza Bay occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

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7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Bonza Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bonza Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in June while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 11% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

44%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

11%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bonza Bay Location Map

Interactive Bonza Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Bonza Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 15 May 2021, 20:03 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 15			Sun
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at Bonza Bay

Current tide and informaton

For East London, South Africa, 5.0 km from Bonza Bay.

Next High Water: 05:40am | 1.84m

Next Low Water: 11:35pm | 0.74m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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low tide

Bonza Bay Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 22.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (20.7 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite