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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 13 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
20.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
SW
0.4
SSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111114131313111376121267779101112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4030301161019693356514810135553128143155177232385495503379258167
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NW
15
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
1.85
2:04PM
1.80
2:19AM
2.02
2:38PM
1.93
2:51AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
0.75
8:03AM
0.66
8:05PM
0.60
8:35AM
0.50
8:38PM
0.48
9:07AM
0.38
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:30--
Sunset5:49-------5:47-------5:45-------
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------121-1--
Temp. °C222120202021282728252624202023222220202020202324
Feels °C (?)212019181920262426252422171619182020202020202120
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