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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 25 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.9°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 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (25 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.3
SW
6
0.5
SSW
12
1.2
SW
7
0.4
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
86
74
138
188
183
237
582
505
366
204
151
147
132
81
139
47
135
88
80
80
69
158
450
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
15
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:51AM1.52m
00:21AM1.76m
12:49PM1.59m
1:09AM1.83m
1:33PM1.66m
1:48AM1.88m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.92m
5:48PM0.89m
6:52AM0.85m
6:44PM0.83m
7:32AM0.77m
7:27PM0.77m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
17
17
20
22
22
20
19
19
20
21
22
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
20
22
21
20
19
19
17
16
18
19
20
18
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
21
22
21
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
19
Energy kJ
85
86
74
74
188
183
175
582
505
366
204
151
147
77
52
53
41
135
88
80
54
47
158
450
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
30
30
17
138
54
54
237
56
66
62
48
36
24
83
81
51
47
17
10
54
80
69
93
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SE
11
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
4
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
42
26
64
16
16
16
52
36
34
33
21
21
16
24
16
16
16
20
48
19
9
2
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.7
SW
4
1.1
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
0.3
W
2
1.2
SW
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
1
6
18
42
53
100
16
69
132
1
139
16
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
19
239
255
34
34
0
0
0
52
240
129
4
0
0
0
0
19
99
19
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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