Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
18.2° C

2.2°C colder than average for this time of year

Bonza Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
E
8
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
S
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.9
SW
7
2.3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.5
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
402
160
198
359
353
418
341
694
572
408
371
883
1628
2305
2346
2041
3133
1946
1633
2091
2945
3341
3322
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
W
15
W
30
WSW
35
W
45
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:17AM1.88m
4:48PM1.87m
4:49AM1.88m
5:20PM1.89m
5:22AM1.86m
5:53PM1.89m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.52m
10:47PM0.68m
11:03AM0.52m
11:21PM0.67m
11:34AM0.53m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
11
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
18
17
15
15
15
15
16
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
11
15
17
19
18
18
15
12
9
6
9
7
4
4
6
7
9
12
14
15
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
S
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
2.5
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
408
402
153
187
196
196
418
341
694
572
408
334
49
35
24
14
6
1645
757
1633
2091
2945
3341
3322
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
S
9
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
1.8
SSE
11
0.2
E
14
1.7
SW
9
1.3
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
Energy kJ
29
54
99
198
359
353
165
133
133
108
86
66
8
13
23
26
6
6
814
15
492
309
196
117
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
8
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
15
1.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
Energy kJ
57
52
160
66
73
116
165
275
206
7
3
6
3
32
30
52
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
1.3
SW
5
1.9
SW
7
2.3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
Energy kJ
3
5
4
9
92
371
883
1628
2305
2346
2041
3133
1946
1055
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
5
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
129
407
886
552
410
354
239
243
23
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
7
8
9
3
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
5
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