Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is

20.3° C

Bonza Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (01 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 3PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Evening (01 Aug)	6ft (1.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 1							Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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)	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	3	2	0	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	433	385	424	477	544	587	603	616	647	1521	1622	1508	1379	1307	1141	1121	1030	972	871	822	749	628	616
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		5:06AM1.93m				5:29PM2.01m				5:37AM1.91m				6:01PM2.00m				6:10AM1.85m				6:35PM1.95m
Low Tide				11:14AM0.40m				11:35PM0.50m				11:43AM0.43m				00:08AM0.54m				12:14PM0.48m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	17	19	18	17	15	15	14	15	19	21	20	18	17
Feels °C	9	9	11	12	11	11	10	10	9	10	13	15	15	14	13	12	11	12	16	17	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	433	385	424	477	544	587	603	616	647	1521	1622	1508	1379	1307	1141	1121	1030	972	871	822	749	628	616
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 14	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	60	62	39	29	28	25	40	40	207	32	31	33	31	16	37	35	50	89	121	118	104	101	98
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 18	—	W 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 15	SW 11	SSW 10	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 9	S 9	SSW 13	S 9	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	—
kJ	—	12	—	5	10	10	22	44	36	3	13	3	21	40	16	16	17	7	15	14	14	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 3	—	ENE 3	ENE 4	—	NNE 4	—	—	—	N 4	—	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	19	2	24	27	17	4	13	39	6	5	—	7	23	—	13	—	—	—	6	—	34	35	49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Middle Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Heads Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rock Wave Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rock Wave Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	19	22	124	468	435	124	24	24	22	21	124	273	221	34	21	0	0	0	19	255	255	24	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			3	3	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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