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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 31 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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.8°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 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (01 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (01 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.4
E
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)67777787888888881313888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2002632742502202692874165445174704754354354756534443762781744630682908
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
1.93
3:24AM
2.12
3:37PM
1.99
3:51AM
2.15
4:04PM
2.02
4:17AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
0.46
9:33AM
0.43
9:36PM
0.40
9:59AM
0.40
10:02PM
0.39
10:23AM
0.40
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset6:05-------6:04-------6:02-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242424232323282624242423232425252423232221222626
Feels °C (?)222323222222272422232321222222202020191818202322
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