Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 1 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is

17.9°C

Bonza Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSW 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 6	ENE 6	SSW 14	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	84	71	80	74	117	107	98	98	98	131	123	147	170	148	117	46	88	121	70	236	376
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	8:03AM1.49m				8:36PM1.37m				9:55AM1.45m				10:42PM1.33m					11:34AM1.54m
Low Tide			2:11PM0.86m				2:51AM0.83m				4:36PM0.89m				4:56AM0.82m					6:16PM0.77m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—
mm	—	—	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	—	1	—	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	20	19	19	18	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	20	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	16	17	19	19	18	18	18	17	18	18	17	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 5	S 5	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 7	S 8	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	E 7
kJ	84	64	44	43	46	39	94	98	98	98	123	147	170	148	117	35	44	51	53	215	294
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 8	E 10	E 10	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSW 14
kJ	38	71	69	30	117	90	31	32	15	131	71	71	154	35	47	46	46	28	18	17	276
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	ESE 11	S 7
kJ	22	40	80	71	80	107	98	96	93	10	7	—	—	47	14	37	46	47	70	23	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 5	SSW 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 4	E 4	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 5	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7
kJ	57	69	53	74	62	—	—	—	—	4	12	14	47	48	35	43	88	121	176	236	376
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	239	237	190	5	4	0	0	19	19	19	19	19	0	19	19	99	249	455	455	249	99
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast			Sharks Point	Cintsa East	Cintsa East	Whispering Waves	Double Mouth	Igoda	Igoda	Igoda	Igoda	Kidds Beach	Haga-Haga	Kidds Beach	Morgans Bay						Mbotyi
Rating (10 max)			2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2						3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Brak River Garden Route	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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