Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is

20.4° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (27 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	449	217	905	225	205	206	236	961	961	705	794	882	676	547	485	651	514	507	446	427	326	593	497	450
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	N	NNE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		2:30AM1.69m				3:03PM1.70m				3:04AM1.77m				3:34PM1.80m				3:36AM1.84m				4:03PM1.89m
Low Tide				8:46AM0.68m				8:59PM0.76m				9:18AM0.58m				9:33PM0.67m				9:48AM0.50m				10:04PM0.59m


	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	5	10	6	4	4	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2
Temp °C	22	22	19	19	20	19	17	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	18	17	14	14	14	15	14	14	12	11	9	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	13	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ENE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 7	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	106	94	307	225	205	198	136	961	961	705	575	882	676	547	311	651	514	507	429	328	196	373	497	450
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 16	SSW 12	S 7	ENE 8	S 11	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 9	S 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	449	217	79	62	34	206	198	100	12	60	14	539	505	462	151	138	155	11	446	427	232	356	366	356
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	S 11	SE 8	SSW 16	SSW 17	E 8	SSW 16	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 7	E 8	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	S 9	S 12	—	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	E 9	SSW 15	SSE 9
kJ	18	61	11	53	92	33	191	25	7	14	5	22	14	14	485	175	12	—	43	63	326	110	259	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 13	SW 5	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	S 8	S 8	S 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	—	—	—	ESE 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	905	60	145	170	236	—	217	535	794	—	—	—	—	202	188	447	—	—	—	593	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wedge Garden Route	Siyayi KZN North	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Presleys Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Dumps Cape Town	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	3	4	4	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	53	221	440	564	52	24	52	124	177	456	883	129	0	54	138	146	146	124	34	34
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Whacky Point	Mzimpuni			Whispering Waves	Whacky Point	Whispering Waves	Mbomvu	Second Beach (Port St Johns)			Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Haga-Haga	Sharpleys Point	Mbomvu	Mbomvu	Mbomvu	Mbomvu	Periwinkles	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	2	2			3	4	4	3	4			4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	5

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