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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
8
1.1
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
162
226
204
186
136
136
107
119
71
107
116
98
133
129
82
79
81
144
284
128
156
106
194
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:49PM1.85m
3:53AM1.94m
4:22PM1.86m
4:24AM1.91m
4:54PM1.84m
4:55AM1.87m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.56m
9:44PM0.67m
10:08AM0.55m
10:17PM0.69m
10:39AM0.56m
10:51PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
1
1
Temp °C
21
23
21
20
20
21
21
21
27
27
24
23
23
23
23
22
20
20
20
18
17
17
17
17
17
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
25
24
22
21
20
20
20
18
17
16
16
15
13
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.2
SSW
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
S
11
1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
155
162
226
88
81
68
56
59
45
47
61
52
70
94
100
82
74
55
35
123
22
22
62
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
13
0.4
E
9
0.9
SSW
11
Energy kJ
45
44
44
204
186
136
136
31
119
71
107
116
98
133
129
78
79
81
78
35
41
30
23
161
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
14
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
S
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
13
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
5
6
37
37
39
31
107
25
24
16
15
6
2
2
2
6
6
6
49
14
23
14
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1
E
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.7
SW
4
1.1
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
Energy kJ
16
36
64
149
127
132
132
93
79
170
1
16
72
144
284
128
156
106
194
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
54
249
249
34
0
0
0
0
0
19
54
0
0
0
0
18
129
440
427
4
23
23
53
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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