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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 7 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
182 | 182 | 149 | 149 | 148 | 148 | 171 | 314 | 379 | 379 | 312 | 249 | 205 | 680 | 1110 | 1124 | 1022 | 1384 | 2948 | 3119 | 3267 | 3813 | 4512 | 5674 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | 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 | |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.67m | 12:45PM1.57m | 1:08AM1.80m | 1:32PM1.68m | 1:49AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.95m | 6:50AM0.89m | 6:49PM0.85m | 7:36AM0.76m | 7:32PM0.74m | 8:09AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 182 | 182 | 149 | 149 | 148 | 148 | 171 | 314 | 379 | 379 | 312 | 249 | 205 | 166 | 116 | 128 | 100 | 73 | 1462 | 1603 | 1753 | 2225 | 2722 | 3692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 53 | 167 | 680 | 1110 | 1124 | 1022 | 1384 | 2948 | 3119 | 3267 | 3813 | 4512 | 5674 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 239 | 0 | 21 | 192 | 349 | 537 | 666 | 831 | 934 | 878 | 156 | 156 | 162 | 190 | 440 | 440 |
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