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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 Friday 22 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
18.1° C
(Which is 4.1°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 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | |
75 | 99 | 214 | 206 | 160 | 152 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 67 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 77 | 74 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.71m | 9:00AM1.52m | 9:59PM1.68m | 10:32AM1.48m | 11:18PM1.71m | 11:51AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.96m | 3:04PM0.90m | 4:31AM0.98m | 4:33PM0.92m | 5:55AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 6 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 65 | 68 | 214 | 206 | 157 | 152 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 54 | 51 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 77 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 75 | 51 | 56 | 49 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 54 | 82 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 56 | 81 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 66 | 67 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 99 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 28 | 42 | 80 | 60 | 57 | 67 | 65 | 13 | 12 | 60 | 48 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 26 | 64 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 49 | — | 138 | 179 | 160 | 43 | 30 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 173 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 492 | 99 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 273 |
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