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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
19.0° C
 (Which is 4.7°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 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.5
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
0.7
E
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)89101011111112121212121211111111116799147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4888471125167576964557654147847841133633022918719851535011115026225719186
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
5
S
5
E
5
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47PM
1.83
4:14AM
1.86
4:18PM
1.88
4:43AM
1.92
4:49PM
1.90
5:14AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
0.58
10:00PM
0.40
10:15AM
0.51
10:29PM
0.35
10:47AM
0.46
10:58PM
0.33
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------5:18-------5:18-------5:20
Sunset--7:19-------7:17-------7:17-----
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-----------11-----
Temp. °C222222211917172021222221201918212220202021201820
Feels °C (?)151415171715151918202121201817191818181820201719
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