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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 May 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
19.6° C
(Which is 3.0°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 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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)
!
!
!
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.1
SW
9
1.4
SW
11
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3678
2837
2325
1913
1592
1310
1141
901
680
521
358
298
232
190
111
168
458
952
1064
871
598
419
322
419
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
N
50
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:58AM1.47m
9:22PM1.53m
9:50AM1.43m
10:58PM1.60m
11:30AM1.49m
Low Tide
1:58AM1.06m
2:26PM0.97m
3:50AM1.08m
4:09PM0.98m
5:33AM0.99m
5:35PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
15
15
14
19
20
20
19
17
17
18
19
26
24
22
20
17
16
16
17
20
23
22
23
24
12
12
11
17
17
16
16
13
12
13
14
23
13
14
11
8
6
7
9
13
16
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SW
8
1.1
SW
9
1.4
SW
11
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
3678
2837
2325
1913
1592
1310
1141
901
680
521
358
298
232
190
93
168
458
952
1064
871
598
419
322
419
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SW
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
E
8
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
29
91
15
15
14
64
48
10
20
93
155
130
127
101
111
45
96
98
45
65
42
39
38
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SW
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
91
27
27
26
60
14
14
56
84
54
53
37
35
17
63
63
34
38
56
32
19
10
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.6
ENE
7
0.5
N
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.9
W
4
1.1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1
W
4
0.7
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
Energy kJ
12
30
77
189
272
7
8
7
9
23
48
60
39
16
3
6
19
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
3
4
3
1
2
2
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
99
455
24
0
19
19
19
0
138
330
187
190
404
302
330
173
124
435
151
177
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
8
4
4
4
1
2
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
9
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