Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is

19.4°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 10	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	305	273	268	273	240	240	216	184	181	134	125	123	110	108	92	439	393	351	56	393	393	60	41
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		5:11AM1.85m				5:26PM1.89m				5:55AM1.74m				6:10PM1.72m				6:48AM1.61m				7:06PM1.53m
Low Tide				11:11AM0.40m				11:39PM0.40m				11:54AM0.55m				00:23AM0.55m				12:48PM0.71m


	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	20	22	22	21	20	19	18	18	20	22	23	22	20	20	19	18	20	23	24	23	22	21
Feels °C	16	18	18	18	17	17	16	15	16	17	18	19	18	17	18	17	18	19	22	23	21	21	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ENE 8	E 8
kJ	305	273	268	273	240	240	216	184	181	134	125	123	110	108	92	439	393	351	56	56	61	392	316
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 10	SE 9
kJ	39	34	127	155	147	130	148	121	118	118	77	101	99	67	66	90	88	76	56	56	54	60	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SW 19	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 9	SSW 18	SSW 19	SSW 18	S 18	—	—	S 16	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	11	92	12	12	11	10	13	33	34	31	24	—	—	5	—	61	58	57	—	—	61	31	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	—	E 4	E 5	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	66	—	18	92	181	200	180	191	197	208	245	403	456	437	427	751	688	560	349	393	393	659	541
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	3	3	3	4	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	124	810	455	455	273	255	255	249	249	440	555	555	273	273	99	0	19	239	237	237	99	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays															Queensberry Bay	Igoda					Periwinkles
Rating (10 max)	2	2															4	4					4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Hell West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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