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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.1°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 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 May)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
2.1
ESE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
2
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
277
257
340
297
456
340
344
340
384
279
243
233
225
204
183
142
146
126
104
101
99
98
94
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:50AM1.94m
6:26PM1.88m
6:41AM1.79m
7:24PM1.78m
7:41AM1.64m
8:35PM1.71m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.56m
00:28AM0.73m
12:50PM0.69m
1:29AM0.86m
1:49PM0.81m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
5:12
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
18
21
23
22
21
20
20
20
18
19
21
20
19
18
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
18
16
15
16
18
19
20
19
19
18
19
17
20
21
20
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
E
13
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
263
277
257
276
297
309
340
344
340
254
269
44
32
225
204
183
142
146
126
104
87
87
71
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
E
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
140
133
96
94
81
45
57
42
46
60
62
23
33
59
82
69
95
87
84
81
77
73
98
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
31
23
23
40
46
55
50
31
71
70
14
35
13
22
57
86
84
82
108
104
101
99
15
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
1.8
SE
7
0.5
E
10
2.1
ESE
7
2
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
Energy kJ
37
340
47
456
384
279
243
233
265
261
2
3
15
27
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
19
124
182
456
237
204
34
124
18
19
249
99
239
237
0
0
0
0
0
182
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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