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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 05 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
18.7° C
(Which is 4.6°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 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
!
3
2
1
0
0
!
2
3
3
4
2
2
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
3.5
SW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)121212141414141817161616161515141414141414131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153343343223572790117176982434169314843257370365362416193918951728183217051762171814221579
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
S
15
SE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
2.03
5:20PM
1.90
5:29AM
1.93
5:45PM
1.80
5:53AM
1.82
6:14PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.49
11:20PM
0.56
11:40AM
0.58
11:47PM
0.68
12:08PM
0.69
12:15AM
0.82
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----5:59-------5:57-------5:55---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----221----------------
Temp. °C202021212120201918192121211917171718202020201818
Feels °C (?)191921212121191513141513141413131415181917181617
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