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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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
204 | 151 | 147 | 157 | 237 | 78 | 54 | 133 | 86 | 80 | 80 | 69 | 175 | 446 | 209 | 475 | 510 | 432 | 448 | 590 | 817 | 950 | 974 | 938 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.59m | 1:09AM1.83m | 1:33PM1.66m | 1:48AM1.88m | 2:11PM1.73m | 2:22AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.83m | 7:32AM0.77m | 7:27PM0.77m | 8:06AM0.70m | 8:04PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
— | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
204 | 151 | 147 | 85 | 93 | 78 | 54 | 133 | 86 | 80 | 52 | 47 | 175 | 446 | 149 | 475 | 510 | 432 | 448 | 590 | 817 | 950 | 974 | 938 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | E 4 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
48 | 35 | 24 | 83 | 81 | 51 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 54 | 80 | 69 | 15 | 3 | 209 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 |
21 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 48 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 92 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | E 7 | — | — | — |
6 | 32 | 87 | 157 | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 11 | — | 23 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 435 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 99 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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