Bonny Hills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s in store for Bonny Hills.

Right off the bat, this is a pretty quiet stretch for the next week. The only real standout is a window of clean, small waves early on Tuesday morning, September 1st. It’s not huge, but it’s the best we’ve got. The water temp is sitting around 67°, which is normal for the time of year – nothing unusual there.

Let’s start with Tuesday morning, September 1st. Bonny Hills is a consistent point break, exposed to swell from the south-east. The swell is 3ft from the south, with a period of 9 seconds, and combined wave energy is moderate at 257. The wind is light from the north at 9 mph, blowing cross-offshore, which is keeping things clean. Expect good surf conditions. The swell is small, so it’s friendly for beginners, and the water is calm. The crowd situation is sometimes, so you might have a few others out, but it shouldn’t be packed.

That Tuesday afternoon it gets a bit choppier, with a cross-shore wind, and swell drops to 2ft. The conditions turn poor. The next few days stay marginal. Wednesday morning, September 2nd, has surfable waves but very ordinary conditions, with a 2ft south swell and a light cross-offshore wind. Energy is low at 160. Thursday, September 3rd, is similar – small, clean but very ordinary. The swell energy drops to 82 on Thursday morning. Friday morning, September 4th, is glassy with a 3ft south swell, but the period is short at 7 seconds, so it won’t have much push. Energy is 146. The afternoon picks up a bit of size to 4ft, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy.

Saturday, September 5th, has a clean morning but tiny 1ft swell. Afternoon sees a jump in size to 4ft from the north-northeast, but with a very short 5-second period, it’s messy. There’s a brief window of good surf conditions that afternoon, but it’s not much.

Sunday, September 6th, is poor. Monday, September 7th, is poor. The entire first week is a struggle for decent surf.

Now, looking further out, the second week has a few blips. Tuesday morning, September 8th, is clean with a 4ft north-east swell, period 7 seconds, and energy of 201. It’s good surf conditions. Then Wednesday, September 9th, gets interesting but not for the faint-hearted. A 7ft south swell rolls in on Wednesday morning, but it’s cross-shore and messy. By Wednesday afternoon, the swell jumps to 10ft from the south-southeast, with a period of 11 seconds and massive energy of 1757. This is a big, powerful swell, but the wind is cross-shore, making it rough. That afternoon is marginal. Thursday, September 10th, is even bigger: 8ft on Thursday morning and 10ft on Thursday afternoon, with energy over 2400 and 2800. This is very strong swell. The wind is cross-shore or cross-onshore, so it’s not clean. This is only for experts, and honestly, given the wind and the size, it might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing at a beach setup.

After that, the swell drops through Friday, September 11th, with 6ft in the morning, but the wind turns cross-onshore and it gets choppy. The rest of the period from September 12th to 16th is small, poor, and not worth paddling out for. Overall, the best bet is the early part of the first week, but it’s slim pickings.

Rusty.

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