Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is

20.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 9AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Evening (30 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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)	4	3	4	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	537	562	604	618	601	601	559	559	547	547	559	531	531	506	506	485	539	539	485	433	577	563	563	636
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SW	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		4:06AM1.90m				4:31PM1.95m				4:36AM1.93m				5:00PM1.99m					5:06AM1.93m				5:29PM2.01m
Low Tide				10:16AM0.44m				10:34PM0.54m				10:45AM0.41m					11:04PM0.51m				11:14AM0.40m


	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	17	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	18	17	15	14	14	13	13	15	17	16	15	14
Feels °C	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	11	11	10	9	9	9	11	10	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	537	562	604	618	601	601	559	559	547	547	559	531	531	506	506	485	539	539	485	433	29	563	563	636
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	492	478	471	401	395	390	317	312	312	303	246	277	204	149	127	87	60	61	40	31	73	28	25	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	10	10	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NNE 4	NE 3	NE 4	ESE 9	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	32	42	3	5	14	577	20	31	21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Point (Gonubie Bay) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rock Wave Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tidals Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	4	0	52	249	52	52	34	18	0	19	468	492	321	124	24	21	21	24	124	476	435	237	124
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3				3	3	3	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	6	9	5	6	6	9	8	7	6

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