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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 03 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.7°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 1AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)889999889888121212141413141817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)727630550439380326271230121161161165153343343245661632104722652434171415211109
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
10
W
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
ENE
15
E
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
2.01
4:42AM
2.10
4:54PM
1.97
5:06AM
2.03
5:20PM
1.90
5:29AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
0.41
10:48AM
0.43
10:54PM
0.47
11:14AM
0.49
11:20PM
0.56
11:40AM
0.58
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset6:00-------6:00-------5:59-------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----2--125221111211----
Temp. °C262423232222252423222120202020202019181818182022
Feels °C (?)232621232325272524232119202019192017161413131314
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