Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is

19.7°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 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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
	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)	1	2	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	SSE 8	SSE 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	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	165	175	140	154	151	112	202	225	311	305	273	268	240	275	240	216	216	181	134	131	123	99	98	92
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NNE	NNE	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-off	cross-off	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	17	16	18	22	22	21	20	19	18	17	20	22	22	21	20	19	18	18	20	23	23	22	20	20
Feels °C	15	14	16	19	19	19	19	19	17	16	17	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	17	19	19	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 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	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10
kJ	165	175	140	154	151	112	202	225	311	305	273	268	240	275	240	216	216	181	134	131	123	86	88	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 12	SSW 10	SE 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	83	66	81	6	11	61	59	47	51	38	92	127	155	147	130	148	100	118	118	111	101	99	98	66
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSW 11	SSW 12	SW 10	SW 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 9	SSW 15	SSW 19	SW 8	SW 7	—	—	—	S 7
kJ	5	12	15	4	6	12	12	12	12	11	10	12	12	11	10	13	123	34	2	2	—	—	—	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 4	E 5	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 7	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	132	139	114	66	79	61	—	91	91	60	33	28	88	135	188	187	97	214	214	284	403	456	385	385
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Point (Gonubie Bay) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) 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	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	18	0	124	99	239	237	19	0	0	0	237	455	455	455	273	255	249	239	249	249	492	476	273	273
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Port St Johns				Haga-Haga	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Mbotyi
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2				2	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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