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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 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
19.1° C
(Which is 4.0°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 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)6151571414141413131367910111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170270191198186183180161151147142127183286453531534380297218167133158121
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
0
NW
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
25
SW
5
W
25
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
S
10
SE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
ENE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
2.04
3:25AM
2.24
3:45PM
2.10
4:00AM
2.27
4:21PM
2.10
4:36AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
0.38
9:40AM
0.31
9:46PM
0.34
10:13AM
0.29
10:21PM
0.35
10:49AM
0.33
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------16--------------
Temp. °C242323212224313228232119181720212120201918192626
Feels °C (?)212122212323303126241915151315161917171617182523
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