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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 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
19.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 7AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
12
4
S
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.1
SW
8
1.4
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6733
5167
5411
5711
5811
5266
4943
4460
3611
2837
2325
1913
1551
1249
1008
854
668
487
352
279
194
143
157
307
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49AM1.58m
7:50PM1.56m
7:58AM1.47m
9:22PM1.53m
9:50AM1.43m
10:58PM1.60m
Low Tide
00:50AM0.97m
1:16PM0.88m
1:58AM1.06m
2:26PM0.97m
3:50AM1.08m
4:09PM0.98m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:46
6:46
6:47
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5:22
5:22
5:21
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
18
20
18
16
15
14
14
14
18
20
20
19
17
17
17
19
27
24
22
19
17
7
8
9
10
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
16
18
17
16
14
12
12
14
23
17
15
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.4
SW
9
Energy kJ
5006
5167
5411
5711
5811
5266
4943
4460
3611
2837
2325
1913
1551
1249
1008
854
668
487
352
279
194
143
109
307
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
SW
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
SW
15
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
327
255
184
149
78
51
50
49
28
91
15
14
14
64
49
6
54
66
135
130
104
83
63
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
20
0.7
SSE
18
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
15
0.3
E
8
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
98
286
34
37
49
49
26
44
91
27
27
15
60
14
14
56
13
54
41
37
35
35
34
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
12
3
SW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
0.5
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
WSW
6
1.1
SW
8
0.6
W
3
Energy kJ
6733
1541
65
61
25
75
6
17
16
158
250
6
4
32
157
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
301
239
301
404
440
23
4
4
4
4
4
0
99
19
21
0
19
19
19
0
162
190
221
321
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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