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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 11 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 7PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)13141414131313131312121212121281111111111141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12613615816615824924223523120516782147186183641644240303011610190
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
5
SSW
5
SE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
1.35
12:25AM
1.51
12:45PM
1.49
1:11AM
1.68
1:29PM
1.64
1:46AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:42PM
1.04
6:48AM
1.01
6:50PM
0.90
7:29AM
0.83
7:31PM
0.75
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--5:51-------5:50-------5:49-----
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1----11-1-------
Temp. °C222322222121212222232322212121212222222222222122
Feels °C (?)212223242323232323252423222123232221202121211920
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