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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 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
20.5° C
(Which is 2.6°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 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
!
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
0.7
SSW
1.1
E
1.5
SW
2.1
SW
3.5
SW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)12111111111111888987812121314121414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4466654864012802301671381862347817318955530891507109915175501154988874874849
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SSW
20
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
2.10
4:36AM
2.24
4:58PM
2.06
5:14AM
2.14
5:38PM
1.96
5:54AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
0.35
10:49AM
0.33
10:58PM
0.42
11:26AM
0.43
11:37PM
0.54
12:06PM
0.56
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:33-------6:33--
Sunset5:43-------5:42-------5:39-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202018181818262524232122191821232018161515152122
Feels °C (?)151815151415242324241716141313141214131212121718
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