Bonny Hills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s cut through the noise and have a look at the next couple of weeks at Bonny Hills. For a while there, it’s gonna be a bit of a waiting game. We’ve got a few small, weak days to start, but there’s a proper pulse of swell coming through the middle of the period that’s got some real potential, especially for the more experienced crew. It’s not all going to be perfect, but there are definitely windows where it’ll be worth your while.

The first week is pretty slow going. The energy is weak, with the combined swell energy sitting in the low double digits (63) on Thursday the 6th. It's just not doing much. The water temp is sitting at 66°F, which is just about average for this time of year—nothing wild there. Thursday morning is glassy but tiny, a wave that’s surfable but pretty ordinary. The rest of that day and the next few are similar; there’s a touch more size on Friday morning (about 2ft) with a clean, glassy surface, but it’s still nothing to write home about. Saturday morning is more of the same, small and clean.

The wind turns cross-off on Sunday morning the 9th, and the swell bumps up a little to around 3ft, but the energy is still just moderate (205). It’s a marginal call. Then Sunday afternoon the wind swings around and gets messy, and the surf gets lumpy and poor—you can give that a miss.

Now, Monday the 10th is where things start to get interesting. A moderate offshore W wind makes the surface clean, and the swell is a bit more organised at around 4ft. The energy has picked up into the moderate range (361). The conditions are looking good, and this is the first real chance for a decent surf.

The middle of the week is a bit up and down, but Tuesday morning the 11th has a clean little 3ft wave with a cross-off breeze, and the energy is still moderate (199). It’s not big, but it’s clean. The real change comes on Wednesday the 12th—the morning stays clean and small, but there's a bit of light rain and a glassy surface in the arvo. But hold on, because the forecast is pointing at a big pulse.

Thursday the 13th shows a jump in size, with cross-off winds in the morning and swell around 5ft. The energy is getting strong now (373). It’s a bit of a building swell, and while the conditions are clean, the period is short (8 seconds), which can make it a bit lumpy.

Then we get to the standout. Friday the 14th. This is the one. A decent S swell with a longer 11-second period is pushing in at a solid 10ft. The energy is massive—a four-digit number (3930)—this is strong, powerful stuff. The morning is looking clean with a light SW wind. This is very much one for experienced surfers only; at this size, it’s pushing it for everyone else. This is a proper event, the kind of day that gets the blood pumping.

Saturday the 15th backs off a bit but is still pumping. The morning is glassy with a 6ft SSE swell and very good conditions. This could be the pick of the period for a broader range of surfers, as it’s still solid but not as intimidating as Friday. Sunday the 16th has more clean surf with a cross-off breeze and 6ft of swell, but the wind is a bit stronger and can make things a little less tidy.

The start of the second week, from the 17th through the 18th, sees the swell and conditions drop off again. The wind goes cross-shore and the surf gets messier, with shorter periods. It’s a bit of a letdown after the big Friday and Saturday, but that’s the way it goes. The energy drops right back down.

Looking further out, there’s another window of opportunity around the 19th and 20th. Wednesday the 19th has a clean, glassy start with a 4ft E swell, and the energy is moderate (289). The wind stays light. Thursday the 20th is also clean for the morning. But the real gem in the long-range is Friday the 21st. The wind swings to a solid offshore W, blowing 12 mph, and the swell is a clean 4-4ft from the E with a 10-second period. The energy is moderate (291-319). It’s looking like a proper clean point-break day, with nice lines and no crowds mid-week.

So, here’s the call. The standout is definitely Friday the 14th for the big, powerful S groundswell—but it’s experts-only. The best all-round option for a good session on a board that won't snap you in half is Saturday the 15th. Keep the second week low-key in your mind; it’s promising, but the early part is a bit messy. The Friday the 21st is a long-range promise that looks very clean, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Remember, it’s Bonny Hills, so the crowd can get in sometimes. Get out there when it’s clean.

Rusty.

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