Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is

17.9° C

Bonza Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	2	2	3	3	2	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	0	1	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	723	804	989	709	742	565	503	486	469	478	418	403	429	392	543	862	926	735	623	454	378	339	313	308
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	SSW	SSE	ESE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	N	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:28AM1.66m					8:04PM1.76m				8:11AM1.54m				8:54PM1.64m				9:08AM1.43m				10:02PM1.54m
Low Tide	1:26AM0.74m				1:29PM0.67m					2:11AM0.85m				2:12PM0.80m				3:06AM0.95m				3:07PM0.92m


	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	18	20	18	17	16	15	14	14	16	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	19	22	21	20	17
Feels °C	12	11	12	13	16	15	16	15	14	13	13	15	15	16	15	14	14	12	12	16	18	19	19	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 7
kJ	723	672	614	634	634	565	503	486	469	478	418	403	325	337	543	862	926	735	623	454	378	339	313	143
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 12	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	E 6	SSW 12
kJ	31	417	471	346	281	76	168	260	183	140	105	203	429	392	331	325	283	259	278	282	292	212	58	308
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	S 16	SSW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	31	32	31	31	17	17	82	17	17	77	137	65	15	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	212	172
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 6	ENE 7
kJ	177	804	989	709	742	175	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	19	139	240
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Point (Gonubie Bay) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellowsands Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellowsands Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Nahoon Reef Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	18	4	23	23	0	52	25	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	138	19	0	0	0	0	19	27	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves	Haga-Haga	Whacky Point	Cintsa East	Morgans Bay	Whispering Waves	Cintsa East	Whispering Waves	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Haga-Haga	Periwinkles	Whispering Waves	Mbomvu	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Kidds Beach	Kidds Beach	Igoda
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	6

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