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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 22 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
18.1° C
(Which is 4.1°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 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (23 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
E
12
0.9
E
12
1.3
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
99
214
206
160
152
114
114
82
82
81
79
67
81
78
71
68
91
90
88
85
77
74
95
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:35PM1.71m
9:00AM1.52m
9:59PM1.68m
10:32AM1.48m
11:18PM1.71m
11:51AM1.52m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.96m
3:04PM0.90m
4:31AM0.98m
4:33PM0.92m
5:55AM0.92m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
20
22
16
17
16
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
17
16
17
16
18
19
20
19
18
16
16
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
1
SSW
6
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Energy kJ
65
68
214
206
157
152
114
114
82
82
81
79
54
51
78
71
68
91
90
88
85
77
74
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.7
E
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
75
51
56
49
46
31
26
54
82
15
19
22
56
81
50
49
48
66
67
30
30
30
17
95
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
71
99
50
50
49
50
47
28
42
80
60
57
67
65
13
12
60
48
31
43
42
26
64
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
49
138
179
160
43
30
24
20
3
1
1
1
1
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
Distance (km)
23
19
0
0
0
4
23
173
4
0
0
0
0
0
19
492
99
19
0
0
0
0
249
273
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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