Bonny Hills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

First up, the early days are a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got some swell on the go from the get-go, but the wind and conditions are making it tough. The best bet in the near term is going to be Friday the 10th in the morning. We’ve got a clean 6ft swell from the SE with a solid 10-second period, and the wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’ll be peeling nicely down that point. Wave energy is moderate (742), so there’s enough push to get you into a few. It’s a consistent spot, and with a light breeze like that, the lines should be clean.

The standout of the whole run, no doubt, is Saturday morning the 11th. Glassy conditions with a light offshore from the NNW and a 3ft swell from the ESE. The period jumps to 12 seconds, so there’s proper groundswell energy (569) and the waves will have some shape to them. For a point break like Bonny Hills, that’s a recipe for some smooth, rippable walls. It’s not big, but it’ll be beautiful.

But hold up – we’ve got a serious pulse coming in the second week. Thursday the 16th morning will be a beast: a 10ft swell from the SSE, but be warned, it’s going to be fired up by a fresh 19 mph SW wind. That’s cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean, but that size is pushing into big-wave territory – not one for the beginners. The combined energy is huge (1524), so it’s got grunt. But by the afternoon, that wind swings onshore and the whole thing turns into a messy lump. Friday the 17th is worse, with 25 mph winds making it a messy cross-shore situation. Honestly, that whole last part of the week looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, unless you’re an expert looking for a thrashing.

After that, the swell backs off quickly. The following Sunday the 19th has some small, clean 4ft to 4ft options, but it’s nothing special. Then we drop into tiny 2ft to 2ft surf for a few days, with awkward winds. There’s a brief flicker on Monday the 20th morning – a 2ft SSE swell with a very long 13-second period and a light offshore, so the waves could be tricky but glassy.

The very last call is for Friday the 24th morning. That’s over two weeks away, so don’t book your trip yet, but it’s showing a promising 5ft SSW swell with glassy conditions. For a July morning, that could be a gem.

So, to wrap it up: Your best windows are Friday morning the 10th for a solid, clean point session, and Saturday morning the 11th for pure, glassy perfection on a smaller but longer-period swell. The big stuff on the 16th is for experts only, and after that the run goes quiet until the possible glass-off on the 24th.

Water temp is about average for the time of year, so a decent steamer will do.

Rusty.

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