Bonza Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 2026 SAST
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Bonza Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 7AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
!
!
!
3
4
3
3
1
3
!
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
9
2
SW
11
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
2
SSW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
5.5
SW
14
5
SSW
14
4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
1019
1062
871
647
412
330
500
1447
11897
12611
8810
2907
1556
2297
1568
1281
745
4441
3718
5078
11531
8747
5928
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
10
W
10
NE
20
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30AM1.49m
00:04AM1.72m
12:33PM1.61m
00:54AM1.87m
1:21PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.99m
5:35PM0.91m
6:34AM0.84m
6:33PM0.80m
7:19AM0.69m
7:20PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:19
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
20
23
23
23
23
23
22
18
19
17
16
17
21
19
17
17
19
20
18
16
16
7
6
9
13
17
15
16
16
15
16
15
14
13
15
17
18
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
9
2
SW
11
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
0.5
S
18
2.2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
193
1019
1062
871
647
412
330
500
1447
3199
4161
3164
171
1556
2297
1568
1281
687
2394
5747
4338
3045
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.2
SSW
16
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.5
SSW
13
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
125
96
99
63
59
40
37
37
6
12
7
7
7
797
6
6
6
745
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
49
36
40
31
19
18
9
8
3
14
14
6
7
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
5.5
SW
14
5
SSW
14
4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
36
21
24
11
25
6
6
5
11897
12611
8810
2907
4441
3718
5078
11531
8747
5928
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
3
2
4
5
9
Distance (km)
321
302
349
0
0
151
182
214
214
190
214
52
214
0
18
23
52
4
34
192
455
886
440
129
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
4
6
5
5
4
4
7
3
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
8
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
3
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
7
4
4
5
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
9
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