Bonny Hills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’re in a bit of a flat spell. The surf’s pretty ordinary for the first week, with a whole lot of small, weak, and messy conditions. Things are looking marginal at best from Saturday the 29th of August right through to Saturday the 5th of September. We’re talking knee-high dribble with cross-shore breezes and not enough push to get excited about. The combined swell energy is mostly in the low hundreds, peaking at 466 on Sunday arvo, but it’s short period and onshore, so it’s no good.

The water temp at Bonny Hills is sitting at 67°, which is pretty normal for this time of year – just a touch above average, nothing to write home about.

Now, the real hope comes in the second week. The standout is Monday the 7th of September. Bonny Hills is a consistent point break, exposed to the SE swell, and the optimum swell direction is from the SE. That afternoon we’ve got a solid 6 ft swell from the SSW, with a 10-second period, and a fresh offshore breeze from the WNW at 15 mph. The wind is clean, the combined energy is a solid 690, and conditions are set to be very good. That’s the pick of the whole window – a real treat for the patient.

Tuesday the 8th of September also pumps early, but the swell jumps to 10 ft and the period is 11 seconds. That’s big, powerful, and long period. For a point break, that’s expert territory. The wind is cross-offshore from the W at 15 mph, so it’s clean, but it’s not for the faint-hearted. The energy is massive at 3450. This one’s for the big wave crew only.

Wednesday the 9th of September has a solid 8 ft swell from the SSE with a long 13-second period, and strong cross-offshore winds from the SW at 12 mph. The energy is 1939. It’s a powerful groundswell, and with that long period, it’ll wrap into the point beautifully. It’s still big, so only experienced surfers should be out there.

The following days at Bonny Hills drop off into the 6 ft to 6 ft range, with clean conditions, but the wind starts to turn cross-on or onshore, and the quality fades. By the 12th and 13th of September, we’re back to small, weak, and choppy.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off. The second week, especially Monday the 7th through Wednesday the 9th of September, is where it’s at. That Monday afternoon is the absolute best of the lot – clean, solid, and at a point break that’ll handle the swell. Get your gear ready.

Rusty.

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