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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 Mar 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
21.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (21 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
E
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
S
1.8
S
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121111101010101212121111711111111111115141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5995505045964864163081901992841831351301281401281281642214481377850799826
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
0
N
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
2.06
5:32AM
2.16
5:49PM
1.96
6:08AM
2.03
6:27PM
1.82
6:48AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
0.31
11:15PM
0.34
11:42AM
0.39
11:49PM
0.45
12:18PM
0.53
12:27AM
0.61
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset--6:17-------6:16-------6:15-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11-------1---1-11------
Temp. °C202120202121212225262424232121222222222222212121
Feels °C (?)192120182021202022232326271918201920212120191919
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