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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
2.1
SW
9
2.3
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
182
182
149
149
148
148
171
314
379
379
312
249
205
680
1110
1124
1022
1384
2948
3119
3267
3813
4512
5674
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
20
SSE
15
S
5
ESE
20
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:12AM1.67m
12:45PM1.57m
1:08AM1.80m
1:32PM1.68m
1:49AM1.91m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.95m
6:50AM0.89m
6:49PM0.85m
7:36AM0.76m
7:32PM0.74m
8:09AM0.66m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
26
25
26
30
26
24
23
22
19
17
17
18
18
18
16
14
14
14
15
17
17
26
24
24
25
23
26
30
25
25
26
22
15
11
9
10
8
10
8
7
7
5
6
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
182
182
149
149
148
148
171
314
379
379
312
249
205
166
116
128
100
73
1462
1603
1753
2225
2722
3692
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
67
67
43
43
25
25
24
12
12
23
11
7
18
7
73
51
51
50
50
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
23
21
21
21
20
8
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
4
0.5
SSW
3
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
2.1
SW
9
2.3
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2
6
53
167
680
1110
1124
1022
1384
2948
3119
3267
3813
4512
5674
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
6
4
4
Distance (km)
99
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
239
0
21
192
349
537
666
831
934
878
156
156
162
190
440
440
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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