Bonny Hills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Rusty here again for the imperial crew.

Alright, let’s break down this Bonny Hills run in feet and knots.

Water temp is pretty normal for this time of year, no weird anomalies.

Monday July 27th starts us off with a clean, glassy morning – 4ft south swell, around 9-second period, with a light southwest breeze (270 combined energy). It’s a nice little welcome. The afternoon goes onshore and messy, so hit the early.

Tuesday the 28th drops off big time. South swell down to 2ft, and the morning wind is a cross-off from the north, so it’s clean but barely any push. The arvo turns cross-shore and ordinary. Wednesday the 29th is the same – tiny ENE windswell with almost no energy (42 and 33). Don’t bother.

Thursday July 30th morning sees a 4ft south swell with a 7-second period, energy at 196. Clean enough with a southwest cross-off, but it’s lumpy. The afternoon jumps up to 7ft south swell at 11 seconds, but the south wind is cross-shore and there’s chop. Energy hits 932. That one’s for the big-wave crew.

Friday July 31st is the first real standout. The swell builds to a proper 7ft south groundswell with a 12-second period. The morning is glassy with a calm southwest wind, energy at 1145. Excellent, clean surf for experienced surfers. The afternoon gets bumpy with the south wind.

Saturday August 1st stays solid. Morning has 5ft from the SSE at 10 seconds, clean under a southwest cross-off, energy at 549. Very good conditions. The afternoon gets a bit chopped.

Sunday August 2nd is a gem. A dead-calm morning with glassy conditions, a clean 4ft SSE swell at 10 seconds. Energy at 351. It’s smaller but the surface is perfect.

Monday August 3rd is another clean morning – 4ft SE swell at 10 seconds, light north cross-off, energy at 247. Decent but not epic. The afternoon goes onshore.

Then we hit a flat, poor stretch from Tuesday August 4th to Wednesday August 6th – small, messy, weak. Don’t even take the board.

The second week starts looking up on Saturday August 8th with a clean morning: 5ft SE swell at 8 seconds, cross-off wind, energy at 353. Surfable but not a standout.

The late best bet is Monday August 10th morning. A solid 6ft east swell with a 10-second period, and a near-calm north cross-off (5 km/h). Energy is 696. That’s a proper glassy groundswell session. Hollow, punchy, and clean. Best for skilled surfers.

Tuesday August 11th morning also shines – 6ft east swell at 10 seconds, a clean offshore northwest breeze (15 km/h), energy at 690. Very good.

So the two absolute best calls: Friday July 31st morning (big, clean, proper groundswell) and Monday August 10th morning (solid east swell, glassy). For something a bit smaller and cleaner, Sunday August 2nd morning is a beauty.

Rusty.

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