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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 pm Thursday 07 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
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 9PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | |
2822 | 1234 | 1881 | 6742 | 7415 | 6533 | 6579 | 5492 | 5848 | 5068 | 5208 | 4868 | 3972 | 3147 | 2691 | 2287 | 1913 | 1592 | 1271 | 1124 | 917 | 771 | 597 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.63m | 6:49AM1.58m | 7:50PM1.56m | 7:58AM1.47m | 9:22PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.78m | 00:50AM0.97m | 1:16PM0.88m | 1:58AM1.06m | 2:26PM0.97m | 3:50AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 2822 | 1234 | 1881 | 5116 | 5816 | 4992 | 5270 | 5492 | 5335 | 5068 | 5208 | 4868 | 3972 | 3147 | 2691 | 2287 | 1913 | 1592 | 1271 | 1124 | 917 | 771 | 597 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 13 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 147 | 1207 | 911 | 533 | 372 | 327 | 286 | 177 | 106 | 80 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 14 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | — | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SE 18 | — | WSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 236 | — | — | 19 | 42 | 98 | 327 | — | 37 | 29 | 49 | 48 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 54 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 592 | 858 | 1291 | 6742 | 7415 | 6533 | 6579 | 33 | 5848 | 85 | 58 | 40 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 10 | 150 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 404 | 407 | 369 | 369 | 301 | 239 | 239 | 381 | 404 | 301 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 249 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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