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Bonza Bay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Bonza Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | |
544 | 472 | 393 | 308 | 292 | 192 | 189 | 203 | 311 | 209 | 205 | 330 | 263 | 174 | 174 | 132 | 137 | 167 | 145 | 137 | 105 | 150 | 205 | 271 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:40AM2.21m | 4:06PM2.05m | 4:22AM2.17m | 4:50PM2.03m | 5:05AM2.08m | 5:36PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.36m | 10:06PM0.45m | 10:36AM0.39m | 10:50PM0.51m | 11:17AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
14 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 544 | 472 | 393 | 308 | 292 | 185 | 189 | 203 | 311 | 209 | 205 | 330 | 263 | 174 | 174 | 132 | 119 | 167 | 145 | 137 | 79 | 150 | 205 | 271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 33 | 49 | 56 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 33 | 85 | 59 | 75 | 92 | 139 | 147 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | E 5 | SE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 192 | 147 | 110 | 4 | 110 | 105 | 18 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 86 | 137 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 105 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 43 | 77 | 99 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 99 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 52 | 24 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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