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Bonza Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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 1.3°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 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | |
228 | 174 | 127 | 302 | 264 | 228 | 195 | 191 | 264 | 302 | 253 | 223 | 182 | 187 | 251 | 332 | 417 | 362 | 354 | 287 | 196 | 530 | 1102 | 1672 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.56m | 11:28AM1.47m | 00:12AM1.67m | 12:45PM1.57m | 1:08AM1.80m | 1:32PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.99m | 5:28AM1.02m | 5:42PM0.95m | 6:50AM0.89m | 6:49PM0.85m | 7:36AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | |
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Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
228 | 174 | 272 | 302 | 264 | 228 | 195 | 191 | 67 | 302 | 253 | 223 | 182 | 187 | 251 | 332 | 417 | 362 | 354 | 287 | 196 | 162 | 146 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 17 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 |
— | — | 127 | 93 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 6 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
330 | 302 | 494 | 619 | 620 | — | — | 310 | 264 | 463 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 124 | 530 | 1102 | 1672 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 239 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 321 | 456 | 669 | 889 |
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