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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 1PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSE
11
0.9
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2032
4150
4437
2929
4893
5271
6764
4122
4998
5511
5223
4647
3788
3246
2801
2359
1966
1543
1047
833
617
478
583
2187
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:09PM1.78m
2:23AM2.00m
2:41PM1.85m
2:53AM2.05m
3:10PM1.91m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.66m
8:07PM0.65m
8:38AM0.58m
8:36PM0.58m
9:04AM0.53m
9:05PM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:37
6:39
6:39
6:41
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5:31
5:30
5:30
5:29
Temp °C
15
15
18
19
17
16
15
15
15
15
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
21
20
20
21
20
6
6
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
15
16
18
17
16
15
13
13
15
18
19
19
21
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
0.5
E
10
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
S
11
1.9
SSW
17
Energy kJ
2032
2322
2632
50
3230
3503
3627
4122
4998
5511
5223
4647
3788
3246
2801
2359
1966
1543
1047
833
617
478
533
2187
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSE
11
Energy kJ
51
51
50
50
49
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
28
87
85
8
110
107
97
583
254
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
S
16
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
S
14
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
50
30
30
60
28
28
124
14
16
12
136
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
5
4150
4437
2929
4893
5271
6764
12
16
23
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
3
4
4
9
9
4
4
4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
190
349
440
555
440
301
190
23
4
4
4
52
239
18
18
0
21
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
9
9
8
8
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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