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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 02 Jan 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
15.9° C
(Which is 7.2°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 5AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (02 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)989999888888999999101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145370497484474433370354306306313313328320295337344314375375327314307266
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46AM
1.76
3:02PM
1.92
3:33AM
1.87
3:47PM
1.95
4:16AM
1.95
4:29PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
0.45
8:48AM
0.49
9:20PM
0.36
9:36AM
0.42
10:00PM
0.30
10:20AM
0.39
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise---5:03-------5:03-------5:05----
Sunset------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121222324232221201922232323222120202123232322
Feels °C (?)232222222323222322211922222223232221212222212222
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