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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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | |
171 | 171 | 132 | 137 | 167 | 145 | 143 | 375 | 378 | 291 | 303 | 303 | 285 | 354 | 359 | 292 | 372 | 382 | 320 | 236 | 176 | 192 | 186 | 278 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:50PM2.03m | 5:05AM2.08m | 5:36PM1.97m | 5:50AM1.94m | 6:26PM1.88m | 6:41AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.51m | 11:17AM0.46m | 11:36PM0.61m | 12:01PM0.56m | 00:28AM0.73m | 12:50PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 |
19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | S 9 |
171 | 171 | 132 | 119 | 167 | 47 | 143 | 238 | 287 | 291 | 303 | 303 | 285 | 264 | 283 | 292 | 81 | 55 | 320 | 236 | 176 | 192 | 57 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
34 | 33 | 22 | 137 | 85 | 145 | 137 | 104 | 101 | 149 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 133 | 96 | 94 | 22 | 21 | 50 | 47 | 58 | 70 | 60 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 3 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 6 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | S 18 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 |
21 | 2 | 86 | 21 | 20 | 59 | 77 | 93 | 58 | 56 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 24 | 16 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | — | — | NE 4 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 125 | 7 | 375 | 378 | 37 | 35 | — | — | 354 | 359 | 27 | 372 | 382 | 25 | — | — | 34 | 186 | 278 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 321 | 173 | 151 | 190 | 177 | 321 | 492 | 404 | 404 | 321 | 349 | 151 | 151 | 273 | 249 |
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