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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 19 Dec 2025 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
18.4° C
(Which is 4.2°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 10PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)--
Afternoon (19 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (19 Dec)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
S
2
S
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.9
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)11111010131414161615141413131312128899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3263963202653176611001186919851860136312801021679563432411408742102699391610211392
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
30
NE
40
ENE
45
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
1.79
3:49AM
1.72
3:50PM
1.81
4:21AM
1.75
4:23PM
1.81
4:54AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
0.43
9:44AM
0.57
10:07PM
0.40
10:18AM
0.56
10:39PM
0.40
10:52AM
0.56
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise----4:54-------4:56-------4:56---
Sunset7:14-------7:15-------7:15-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1121--------
Temp. °C222121201921222222212120202122242423232222242726
Feels °C (?)212223212022212021192020202120232320212021222321
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