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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is 3.6°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: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
E
0.7
SSW
1
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SSW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313127710111211111111111110710891271212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15114714212912715640152144656348633723017017012112786111335623410032172
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
0
WNW
25
NW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
S
10
SSE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
WNW
25
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
2.10
4:00AM
2.27
4:21PM
2.10
4:36AM
2.24
4:58PM
2.06
5:14AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
0.34
10:13AM
0.29
10:21PM
0.35
10:49AM
0.33
10:58PM
0.42
11:26AM
0.43
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:33--
Sunset5:44-------5:43-------5:42-------
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-2----------------------
Temp. °C272426191819222221201918171826272523222120192224
Feels °C (?)272722141413161518181615141624242524191714141717
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