Bonny Hills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for Bonny Hills over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a bit of a slow start. The first real window of opportunity kicks off on Saturday morning, July 11th. We’re looking at a clean 3-foot swell out of the ESE with a 12-second period, and the wind is dead glassy from the NW. The water temp is sitting at 67° which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year. The wave energy is solid – moderate at 495 – and it’s forming up nicely at this point. This is a good, clean, mellow session for a beginner-friendly point break, but the crowds are *sometimes* around here, so you might have some company. But honestly, for a Saturday morning with glass and 3-foot waves, it’s a sweet little window.

The surf gets a bit more size in the afternoon as the swell bumps up to 4.3 feet, but the wind swings onshore from the ENE, making it choppy. Not the best. Sunday morning the 12th is clean again with a light offshore from the W, but the swell drops back to 3 feet with a shorter period – only 10 seconds. It’s surfable but pretty ordinary. The energy drops off to 192. From there, Monday and Tuesday slip into small, weak, and mostly messy conditions. You’re looking at ankle-snappers to knee-high with poor wind.

Now, hold on to your board, because things start to get interesting around Wednesday the 15th. A solid push of south swell rolls in, hitting 8 feet on Wednesday morning, but the wind is howling from the SW at 15 mph. It’s cross-off, so it’s clean, but at 8 feet, this is getting into expert territory and it’s coming with rain showers. The energy is strong (636). By Wednesday afternoon, the swell hits 10 feet, but the wind turns cross-onshore and it’s a messy, blown-out mess. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. Thursday and Friday stay big and onshore – 10 feet and 8 feet, all cross-onshore and choppy. Not a good time.

The real standout, the one you’ve been waiting for, is Monday July 20th. Mark it. The swell is a solid 10 feet out of the east, with a 12-second period. The wind is glassy from the north, the wave energy is very strong at 2603, and the surf is clean. This is a big, powerful, east groundswell. At 10 feet, this is for experienced surfers only – it’s a proper beast. The period is long (12 seconds) which means it’ll be a bit lined up at this point, with longer lulls between sets. The morning is glassy, the afternoon is glassy – it’s about as good as it gets for a big day. The high score reflects that. That is your best bet by a long shot.

Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd are still holding solid size (7.5 to 8 feet) with cleaner cross-off winds, but the energy is coming down and the wind gets stronger. Still good for experts, but not as good as Monday.

Looking further out, Thursday July 23rd sees another big pulse of 10 feet south swell, but with light cross-shore winds. The energy is massive (3304), but it’s cross-shore, so it’s not as clean as the glassy Monday. The rating is still high. Then, Friday July 24th through Sunday July 26th, the swell drops back to the 5.5 to 7 foot range, with glassy mornings and cleaner conditions. Sunday the 26th morning is a standout for the smaller stuff – 6 feet, glassy, and clean. It’s a much more manageable size for a wider range of surfers.

All in all, for the pure power and quality, the Monday July 20th glassy session is the one to circle. The 12-second east swell with zero wind is a gift. Everything else is either too small, too onshore, or too big and messy, except for the cleaner mornings on the 24th and 26th of July.

Stay stoked, and I’ll catch you in the water.

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