Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is

20.8° C

Bonza Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 3PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Evening (29 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	507	446	445	442	432	538	477	492	512	535	601	559	520	490	508	480	480	469	480	480	445	445	445
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	S	W	W	W	WSW	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	3:36AM1.84m				4:03PM1.89m				4:06AM1.90m				4:31PM1.95m				4:36AM1.93m				5:00PM1.99m
Low Tide			9:48AM0.50m				10:04PM0.59m				10:16AM0.44m				10:34PM0.54m				10:45AM0.41m


	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—
mm	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	15	14	14	15	17	18	17	17	17	17	16	17	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	14	12	12	14	15	14	13	14	14	15	13	13	13	12	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	257	226	191	442	432	538	477	477	512	535	601	559	520	490	508	480	480	469	480	480	445	445	445
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	507	446	427	151	163	371	437	492	471	471	478	395	390	317	312	312	307	253	285	201	189	121	86
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	—	SSE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSE 7	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	—	12	326	361	348	97	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4
kJ	452	361	445	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	13	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lucien Durban/KZN South	To Strand Durban/KZN South	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tidals Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Point (Gonubie Bay) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Point (Gonubie Bay) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	357	349	369	321	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	52	52	21	18	18	19	124	492	492	34	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast					Haga-Haga	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Morgans Bay	Mbomvu			Haga-Haga	Morgans Bay
Rating (10 max)					4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	5	5

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