Bonza Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 May 2026 SAST
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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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (17 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
14
1
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
544
472
393
308
292
192
189
203
311
209
205
330
263
174
174
132
137
167
145
137
105
150
205
271
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:40AM2.21m
4:06PM2.05m
4:22AM2.17m
4:50PM2.03m
5:05AM2.08m
5:36PM1.97m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.36m
10:06PM0.45m
10:36AM0.39m
10:50PM0.51m
11:17AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
16
15
16
23
23
22
22
21
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
20
21
20
20
19
14
12
13
21
22
21
21
19
16
16
16
18
19
20
21
19
20
19
18
21
21
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
9
1
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
8
Energy kJ
544
472
393
308
292
185
189
203
311
209
205
330
263
174
174
132
119
167
145
137
79
150
205
271
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
Energy kJ
8
8
17
18
22
33
49
56
54
59
59
59
60
46
47
45
33
85
59
75
92
139
147
140
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
5
0.4
SE
6
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.1
SW
11
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
9
9
11
13
12
192
147
110
4
110
105
18
31
33
30
86
137
31
21
21
105
21
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
9
11
22
32
43
77
99
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
21
0
0
18
99
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
52
52
24
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
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