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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.6°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 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
2.2
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)11131313131312129998877878888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)343270307289285231220258151137106111156251333469349326283219193151537566
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23AM
2.14
5:35PM
1.99
5:55AM
2.10
6:08PM
1.91
6:31AM
2.00
6:44PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
0.27
11:31AM
0.34
11:38PM
0.31
12:04PM
0.41
12:10AM
0.40
12:39PM
0.53
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---5:48-------5:48-------5:50----
Sunset------6:53-------6:52-------6:52-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------111--11111--------
Temp. °C242323232525242423232323232424242424232428282725
Feels °C (?)272626252626252626262626262524252627262526252423
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