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Bonza Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
192 | 189 | 203 | 311 | 206 | 205 | 330 | 263 | 171 | 171 | 132 | 137 | 167 | 145 | 137 | 127 | 252 | 298 | 302 | 358 | 367 | 326 | 330 | 298 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:06PM2.05m | 4:22AM2.17m | 4:50PM2.03m | 5:05AM2.08m | 5:36PM1.97m | 5:50AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.45m | 10:36AM0.39m | 10:50PM0.51m | 11:17AM0.46m | 11:36PM0.61m | 12:01PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 |
21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
185 | 189 | 203 | 311 | 206 | 205 | 330 | 263 | 171 | 171 | 132 | 119 | 167 | 145 | 108 | 127 | 252 | 298 | 302 | 358 | 367 | 326 | 330 | 298 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 |
192 | 33 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 137 | 85 | 82 | 137 | 105 | 139 | 149 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 103 | 98 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 |
24 | 145 | 110 | 4 | 108 | 105 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 86 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 76 | 93 | 58 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — |
47 | 72 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 129 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 455 |
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