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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 15 Apr 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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.3°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 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (15 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
ENE
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)66656789111112121212615157141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98665354120175226287476561589439313210198270191192186186233204149147
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
0
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
15
NE
20
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
SW
45
SW
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
2.02
2:38PM
1.93
2:51AM
2.15
3:11PM
2.04
3:25AM
2.24
3:45PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
0.60
8:35AM
0.50
8:38PM
0.48
9:07AM
0.38
9:12PM
0.38
9:40AM
0.31
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:28-------6:30-------6:30----
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------111-------------1
Temp. °C242420202322212019181919212523232222252529302322
Feels °C (?)222217161917181919202019202219202022222428301723
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