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Bonza Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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
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 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | |
149 | 148 | 148 | 171 | 314 | 386 | 379 | 312 | 249 | 237 | 695 | 990 | 1088 | 1147 | 1436 | 3059 | 3376 | 3589 | 3813 | 2315 | 5294 | 6518 | 7323 | 3678 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.67m | 12:45PM1.57m | 1:08AM1.80m | 1:32PM1.68m | 1:49AM1.91m | 2:09PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.89m | 6:49PM0.85m | 7:36AM0.76m | 7:32PM0.74m | 8:09AM0.66m | 8:07PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
25 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
149 | 148 | 148 | 171 | 314 | 386 | 379 | 312 | 249 | 205 | 166 | 116 | 98 | 100 | 73 | 1599 | 1784 | 1913 | 2187 | 2315 | 3365 | 4206 | 3920 | 3678 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
43 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 46 | 237 | 695 | 990 | 1088 | 1147 | 1436 | 3059 | 3376 | 3589 | 3813 | 6 | 5294 | 6518 | 7323 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 47 | 23 | 21 | 156 | 321 | 482 | 666 | 831 | 1121 | 457 | 156 | 156 | 162 | 221 | 404 | 440 | 440 | 238 | 23 |
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