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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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.2°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 1AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
1310 | 1141 | 901 | 680 | 586 | 411 | 298 | 232 | 190 | 111 | 107 | 237 | 1053 | 1163 | 1099 | 813 | 508 | 604 | 880 | 1585 | 2035 | 9430 | 7820 | 5508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:22PM1.53m | 9:50AM1.43m | 10:58PM1.60m | 11:30AM1.49m | 00:04AM1.72m | 12:33PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.97m | 3:50AM1.08m | 4:09PM0.98m | 5:33AM0.99m | 5:35PM0.91m | 6:34AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
1310 | 1141 | 901 | 680 | 586 | 411 | 298 | 165 | 134 | 87 | 107 | 237 | 96 | 1163 | 1099 | 813 | 508 | 604 | 880 | 1585 | 2035 | 2749 | 2982 | 2121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
64 | 48 | 6 | 57 | 66 | 135 | 159 | 232 | 190 | 111 | 68 | 94 | 36 | 63 | 31 | 65 | 276 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SSE 10 | E 8 | — | E 9 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
14 | 14 | 56 | 84 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 85 | 34 | — | 41 | 43 | 19 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
— | 9 | 24 | 52 | 183 | 279 | 465 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 46 | 1053 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9430 | 7820 | 5508 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 47 | 301 | 302 | 221 | 407 | 435 | 321 | 214 | 146 | 138 | 177 | 177 | 204 | 214 | 237 | 354 | 52 |
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