Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is

19.5°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	SE 9	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	175	154	154	151	112	202	230	311	305	273	268	245	240	235	211	216	161	134	128	108	99	88	337
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	NE	N	N	N	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	4:33AM1.93m				4:47PM2.03m					5:11AM1.85m				5:26PM1.89m				5:55AM1.74m				6:10PM1.72m
Low Tide			10:32AM0.30m				11:00PM0.28m					11:11AM0.40m				11:39PM0.40m				11:54AM0.55m


	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	22	22	21	20	19	18	17	20	22	22	21	20	19	18	17	20	23	23	22	20	20
Feels °C	14	16	20	20	19	19	19	18	16	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	17	19	19	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	175	154	154	151	112	202	230	311	305	273	268	245	240	235	211	216	161	134	128	108	90	88	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	SW 12	SSW 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	66	64	6	11	59	62	47	39	39	92	127	155	147	130	148	123	118	118	77	101	99	67	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 12	SW 10	SW 12	SE 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 9	SSW 18	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	—	—	S 16	—
kJ	12	15	4	6	61	12	12	12	11	10	12	12	11	10	13	33	34	31	30	—	—	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 4	E 5	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 8
kJ	139	114	66	79	—	—	—	74	62	34	28	106	181	218	219	238	251	251	292	414	414	375	337
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Point (Gonubie Bay) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	18	54	19	239	239	19	0	0	0	138	492	455	455	435	273	255	249	249	301	301	301	249	273
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles	Hole-in-the-Wall	Igoda			Double Mouth	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Mpame
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3
Header Global	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Bancoora Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Afife Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Barrancon Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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