Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is

18.9°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 3PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	!	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 6	SSW 12	E 8	E 8	SW 7	SW 8	SW 7	SSW 12	SSW 8	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 13	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	258	240	195	259	320	239	230	205	359	235	145	179	477	853	2191	1457	936	1503	699	634	269	311	942	1359	1543
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	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-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				1:23PM1.79m				1:46AM1.64m					2:01PM1.88m				2:20AM1.72m				2:33PM1.93m				2:52AM1.78m
Low Tide		7:06AM0.61m				7:47PM0.52m				7:44AM0.52m					8:18PM0.44m				8:17AM0.45m				8:47PM0.38m


	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03
	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	6:39
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	14	10	2
Temp °C	20	24	29	28	23	22	22	21	19	20	21	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	19	19	17	16	15	15	18
Feels °C	18	22	27	25	19	17	17	17	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	ENE 9	SSW 12	ENE 9	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 13	S 13
kJ	258	240	195	160	290	239	230	205	117	105	110	140	61	511	773	773	540	734	23	23	269	311	942	1359	1543
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	ENE 9	SSW 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 14	ENE 8	E 10	E 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	71	35	—	—	320	157	155	152	146	119	145	84	45	51	35	34	192	22	17	16	23	22	22	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 15	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	—	—
kJ	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	150	147	—	—	—	82	86	—	22	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	SSW 12	SW 5	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 6	S 6	—	—	—
kJ	13	60	117	259	160	49	141	188	359	235	119	179	477	853	2191	1457	936	1503	699	634	89	123	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Yellowsands Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	5	2	4	4
Distance (km)	204	255	120	512	47	214	134	23	34	25	168	440	52	4	4	25	52	52	404	404	440	492	404	53	52
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni				Double Mouth	Second Beach (Port St Johns)		Cintsa East	Haga-Haga	Cintsa East	Lwandile		Whispering Waves	Eastern Beach	Whacky Point	Whacky Point	Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves						Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves
Rating (10 max)	2				1	4		3	3	3	3		3	4	4	4	3	3						4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kanon Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4

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