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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 3PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (25 Mar)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
E
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)13888888888811111181111121288777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42735837842443545833125318714913021417012393126135246240208217236178127
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
0
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
1.64
8:24PM
1.49
9:17AM
1.45
10:56PM
1.44
11:57AM
1.45
12:48AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
0.89
2:26AM
1.00
3:48PM
1.03
5:41AM
1.05
6:29PM
0.96
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-6:13-------6:15-------6:16------
Sunset----6:13-------6:12-------6:09---
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------1-----1------1343
Temp. °C212328282723222120202223232221222223282725232323
Feels °C (?)182127262622212019202223242320222122272725272525
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