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Bonza Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | |
181 | 155 | 152 | 155 | 162 | 229 | 204 | 186 | 138 | 136 | 107 | 78 | 71 | 107 | 160 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 109 | 81 | 81 | 105 | 88 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:24AM1.95m | 3:49PM1.85m | 3:53AM1.94m | 4:22PM1.86m | 4:24AM1.91m | 4:54PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.56m | 9:44PM0.67m | 10:08AM0.55m | 10:17PM0.69m | 10:39AM0.56m | 10:51PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 6 |
79 | 69 | 67 | 155 | 162 | 229 | 91 | 81 | 66 | 54 | 59 | 45 | 47 | 61 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
181 | 155 | 152 | 45 | 44 | 37 | 204 | 186 | 138 | 136 | 31 | 25 | 71 | 107 | 160 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 109 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 48 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 37 | 37 | 39 | 31 | 107 | 78 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 80 | 149 | 131 | 140 | 150 | — | — | 75 | 93 | 85 | 145 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 59 | 105 | 88 | 177 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 129 | 455 | 427 | 4 | 23 |
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