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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 08 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
21.3° C
(Which is 2.0°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 9PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121111111111111015151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99185273762349640933933327626620919811611282815189144183173173173163
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
1.56
6:51AM
1.54
7:45PM
1.44
7:52AM
1.40
10:25PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
0.82
12:49AM
0.97
1:21PM
0.95
1:47AM
1.11
2:53PM
1.07
5:08AM
1.16
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26
Sunset--5:54-------5:53-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C242524222224242629282625242323242828272627262523
Feels °C (?)212222212125232529282625242322232727272626252423
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