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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 09 May 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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.2°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 1AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (10 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
3
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SW
8
1.2
SW
9
2.1
SW
11
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1310
1141
901
680
586
411
298
232
190
111
107
237
1053
1163
1099
813
508
604
880
1585
2035
9430
7820
5508
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
5
N
30
W
35
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
30
SW
30
SW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:22PM1.53m
9:50AM1.43m
10:58PM1.60m
11:30AM1.49m
00:04AM1.72m
12:33PM1.61m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.97m
3:50AM1.08m
4:09PM0.98m
5:33AM0.99m
5:35PM0.91m
6:34AM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
18
20
26
27
21
19
17
17
16
16
19
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
20
19
16
15
13
13
13
16
24
20
13
11
7
7
6
8
12
14
13
16
16
16
16
18
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
SW
8
1.2
SW
9
0.6
SSE
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1310
1141
901
680
586
411
298
165
134
87
107
237
96
1163
1099
813
508
604
880
1585
2035
2749
2982
2121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.4
SE
13
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
64
48
6
57
66
135
159
232
190
111
68
94
36
63
31
65
276
42
8
3
3
8
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.6
SW
7
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
13
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
14
14
56
84
54
53
37
35
35
33
85
34
41
43
19
60
9
6
8
14
14
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2
NE
8
0.4
NW
2
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
1
W
4
1.1
W
4
2.1
SW
11
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
9
24
52
183
279
465
1
11
18
36
46
1053
31
21
1
2
6
7
12
9
9430
7820
5508
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
Distance (km)
455
0
0
0
19
19
0
47
301
302
221
407
435
321
214
146
138
177
177
204
214
237
354
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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