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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 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
21.0° 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 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (20 May)7ft (2.1m)7s

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 Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.6
E
13
1.1
E
7
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
263
247
396
429
345
495
468
411
319
247
198
208
193
168
184
150
135
117
120
103
104
107
98
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
20
W
15
NNE
15
SE
20
SW
10
W
10
WNW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:50AM1.94m
6:26PM1.88m
6:41AM1.79m
7:24PM1.78m
7:41AM1.64m
8:35PM1.71m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.61m
12:01PM0.56m
00:28AM0.73m
12:50PM0.69m
1:29AM0.86m
1:49PM0.81m
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rain showers
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:14
5:13
5:13
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
21
22
21
21
20
21
21
19
21
24
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
20
19
19
19
16
20
22
19
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
Energy kJ
270
263
247
276
350
345
372
362
411
319
247
198
44
52
51
168
150
135
116
120
102
104
107
89
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
E
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
140
140
133
96
81
81
55
56
47
25
58
39
23
57
59
78
69
90
85
84
81
75
98
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
S
8
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
Energy kJ
33
31
23
23
38
41
42
50
44
47
70
43
35
33
22
57
86
84
117
108
103
101
99
98
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
8
1.9
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
6
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
Energy kJ
51
37
396
429
495
468
208
193
168
184
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
124
19
124
321
492
404
204
124
124
21
21
273
239
249
237
0
0
0
0
0
21
23
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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