Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
21.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Bonza Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (12 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
6
2.4
SSW
9
3
SSW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2
SSW
11
1.9
S
11
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
202
1014
2277
4348
3642
2831
2055
984
835
1990
1933
1693
1632
1359
1484
1087
1070
932
800
670
649
566
488
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:34PM1.76m
1:53AM2.01m
2:25PM1.86m
2:42AM2.07m
3:14PM1.95m
3:29AM2.10m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.66m
8:17AM0.54m
8:25PM0.58m
9:02AM0.46m
9:14PM0.53m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
19
17
16
15
15
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
19
18
18
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
17
13
11
9
8
9
10
8
11
12
14
12
13
12
14
13
16
18
17
18
16
15
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
2.5
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2
SSW
11
1.9
S
11
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
74
78
59
42
1941
1450
1269
923
984
835
1990
1933
1693
1632
1359
1484
1087
1070
932
800
670
649
566
488
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
NE
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
12
1
S
14
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
7
1
E
8
Energy kJ
95
37
42
17
41
36
41
44
71
394
62
59
58
56
53
51
25
27
36
59
80
95
88
129
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.5
E
11
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
11
11
65
6
82
33
33
31
29
27
15
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
1.7
SSW
6
2.4
SSW
9
3
SSW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
5
202
1014
2277
4348
3642
2831
2055
13
23
37
46
37
66
102
16
82
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
1
7
1
1
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
1
Distance (km)
23
404
889
404
129
23
23
52
4
52
24
321
19
124
0
0
0
19
19
0
0
0
168
239
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
7
1
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Bonza Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest