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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 03 Feb 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
E
1.1
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
1.1
E
0.5
SSW
1.1
ENE
0.6
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1212812121111888998878111110811698
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1501501561451421731281401801441232102051968514485828516065745782
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NE
10
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
25
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
25
NE
15
NE
20
E
20
E
20
NE
10
N
15
NW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
2.09
4:54PM
1.98
5:17AM
2.09
5:25PM
1.94
5:48AM
2.04
5:55PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
0.36
10:57PM
0.27
11:21AM
0.39
11:27PM
0.30
11:51AM
0.45
11:57PM
0.37
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise-5:31-------5:33-------5:33------
Sunset----7:09-------7:08-------7:08---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------1--------1-----611
Temp. °C232526282625252424252727262625242425282827252525
Feels °C (?)263029292626282828292727272628272526292928282726
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