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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.0° C
 (Which is 4.4°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 12PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (07 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
!
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
S
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)111212131414141313121111111111111111141313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12382281260830973181281623251862142310315346325464594514414674275651490223912131045786
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
5
NE
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
1.91
6:24PM
1.74
6:56AM
1.82
7:01PM
1.63
7:36AM
1.72
7:39PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
0.53
12:27AM
0.44
12:59PM
0.63
1:03AM
0.54
1:41PM
0.74
1:42AM
0.66
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise-5:07-------5:07-------5:09------
Sunset----7:20-------7:20-------7:20---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C222224232221211920222626262423222122242423222221
Feels °C (?)171717161820201718182324262723171717182020212221
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