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Bonza Bay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Bonza Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
20.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 12PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
3222 | 2905 | 2825 | 2320 | 1663 | 1484 | 1178 | 902 | 663 | 564 | 395 | 290 | 228 | 174 | 196 | 287 | 405 | 377 | 324 | 368 | 415 | 405 | 351 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.61m | 8:42PM1.57m | 9:23AM1.46m | 10:41PM1.56m | 11:28AM1.47m | 00:12AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.89m | 2:54AM1.03m | 3:39PM0.99m | 5:28AM1.02m | 5:42PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 3222 | 2905 | 2825 | 2320 | 1663 | 1484 | 1178 | 902 | 663 | 564 | 395 | 290 | 228 | 273 | 196 | 287 | 405 | 377 | 324 | 368 | 69 | 405 | 351 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | 127 | 93 | 98 | 99 | 69 | 69 | 6 | 45 | 44 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 35 | 56 | 90 | 128 | 155 | 204 | 270 | 404 | 336 | 379 | 373 | 563 | 699 | 890 | 636 | 549 | 415 | 606 | — | 560 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 404 | 455 | 455 | 427 | 349 | 420 | 273 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 273 | 239 | 34 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 99 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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