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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 03 Sep 2025 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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.9°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 9PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)88991414131312121111111111141313131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)602593135212009517706627091662500569574618789906127913381287141913971537158415841523
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
S
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
1.54
2:08PM
1.64
2:16AM
1.69
2:39PM
1.81
2:49AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.88
7:54AM
0.72
8:15PM
0.71
8:27AM
0.56
8:47PM
0.54
8:57AM
0.42
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset5:51-------5:52-------5:52-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191717161717201918181716161720212019181817171718
Feels °C (?)121312121313161616181716151619201818171717181616
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-shore wind at Bonza Bay have swung cross-off (moderate winds from the WSW at East London Airport 12 km from Bonza Bay). 3.7m 10s swell from the SSW which is too big for here.

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1 h 38 min ago

22 km/h
WSW
Cross-Off
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