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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
17.8° C
(Which is 4.4°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: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | |
265 | 302 | 233 | 208 | 173 | 168 | 168 | 153 | 142 | 155 | 108 | 108 | 90 | 99 | 132 | 206 | 296 | 232 | 114 | 112 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.79m | 7:24PM1.78m | 7:41AM1.64m | 8:35PM1.71m | 9:00AM1.52m | 9:59PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.69m | 1:29AM0.86m | 1:49PM0.81m | 2:51AM0.96m | 3:04PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
265 | 218 | 168 | 44 | 39 | 168 | 168 | 153 | 142 | 155 | 108 | 108 | 90 | 31 | 44 | 206 | 157 | 82 | 114 | 112 | 82 | 24 | 52 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | E 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | E 11 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
56 | 59 | 53 | 35 | 13 | 43 | 82 | 69 | 95 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 52 | 52 | 62 | 93 | 152 | 27 | 42 | 82 | 59 | 58 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
47 | 70 | 61 | 13 | 33 | 59 | 57 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 99 | 132 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 47 | 25 | 42 | 80 | 74 | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | NW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
— | 302 | 233 | 208 | 173 | 206 | 218 | 268 | — | 1 | 3 | 32 | 37 | 77 | 126 | 102 | 296 | 232 | 67 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 22 | 99 | 239 | 239 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 124 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 187 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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