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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 02 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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.4°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: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (02 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
0.5
SSW
2.5
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)813131388888149999999888881212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)510684443650659659608682118919753635515459389284234201196165161156343
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
10
W
25
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassoncross-
off
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
2.02
4:17AM
2.14
4:29PM
2.01
4:42AM
2.10
4:54PM
1.97
5:06AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
0.40
10:02PM
0.39
10:23AM
0.40
10:28PM
0.41
10:48AM
0.43
10:54PM
0.47
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset--6:02-------6:00-------6:00-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------2-1211-
Temp. °C262624232322212226262525232322222423242220202019
Feels °C (?)232220202019181922222227222424252626262318191918
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