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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 26 Jan 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
21.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (26 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121288881112121212121212121212121213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)349288283273270270239221242250246361361373373380387413400393433461468468
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
N
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
25
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
E
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:39AM
1.67
9:06PM
1.42
10:01AM
1.57
10:55PM
1.36
11:49AM
1.56
12:47AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.81
3:05AM
0.80
4:38PM
0.88
4:56AM
0.88
6:35PM
0.83
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise-5:24-------5:24-------5:26------
Sunset----7:15-------7:15-------7:14---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1111--------
Temp. °C232528282624242322222324232221202022232424232323
Feels °C (?)262930312924252321212223242423222224232323232525
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