Surf Forecasts:
Bonny Hills surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with 1,853 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bonny Hills this week:
The surf forecast for Bonny Hills over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bonny Hills in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bonny Hills over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s get to it. The next couple weeks have one clear window of proper surf, and it’s right in the middle of the period. Water’s about normal for the season, a touch under 67°F, so no surprises there. The standout is Thursday the 10th and especially Friday the 11th, when a solid SSE groundswell rolls through. After that, it tapers off real quick, and the second week is mostly flat and quiet.
Tuesday afternoon the 8th kicks things off with a 8ft SSE swell, but it’s average at best. A 15 km/h cross-shore from the south puts a slight chop on it, with moderate energy around 837. Not a must-paddle. Wednesday morning the 9th is the first clean one – glassy, light NE air at 5 km/h, and the swell drops to a friendly 5ft, same SSE direction and 9-second period. That’s a fun, clean session. The afternoon gets blown out again with a 20 km/h SSE cross-on breeze chopping up the 5ft waves.
Here’s the meat of it. Thursday the 10th, the swell jumps to a solid 10ft from the SSE, 10-second period, with the energy hitting a strong 1851. Morning wind is a 15 km/h SSW cross-shore, so it’s not perfect, but there’s power for days. That size is for experienced surfers only, over 8ft. Friday the 11th, it’s still holding at 8ft from the S, and the energy maxes out at 2252 – the strongest of the whole run. Morning wind is a gentle 15 km/h cross-shore from the SSW. The period remains 10 seconds. This Friday morning is your best wave of the whole outlook. Afternoon on Friday and into Saturday, it drops off quickly to 7ft and 5ft, with the wind turning onshore and quality fading fast.
From Sunday the 13th on, we’re on the way out. Waves shrink to 3ft and under, and the energy drops into the weak range. There’s a real lull from Sunday through to Wednesday the 16th. A small pulse comes back Wednesday morning with 5ft from the S, but a light cross-on SE wind keeps it marginal. After that, the second week is mostly dribble. There is a tiny blip on Saturday the 19th morning – calm, glassy conditions with a small 3ft swell, but a very long 18-second period. That’s a deep groundswell with not much size – soft and fat, only good for a longboard if you’re keen. Then Monday the 21st morning offers a clean offshore WNW breeze at 5 km/h with a 4ft S swell, but the period is a short 5 seconds – that’s junk windswell, not worth much.
So the call is this: mark Friday morning the 11th down at Bonny Hills (Bonny Hills). That’s the standout. Thursday the 10th is also solid but bigger and a bit rougher. Get it while you can, because after Friday it’s a long stretch of small waves and big lulls.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 826 | 471 | 396 | 290 | 1288 | 1696 | 1129 | 1106 | 1268 | 710 | 506 | 326 | 190 | 328 | 175 | 61 | 161 | 147 | 145 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.35m | 7:06AM1.00m | 7:24PM1.37m | 7:49AM1.08m | 8:07PM1.36m | 8:29AM1.13m | 8:48PM1.31m | 9:07AM1.17m | 9:25PM1.23m | 9:45AM1.19m | 10:01PM1.13m | 10:23AM1.18m | 10:36PM1.03m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.19m | 12:53PM0.20m | 1:53AM0.14m | 1:43PM0.14m | 2:29AM0.12m | 2:28PM0.11m | 3:03AM0.12m | 3:11PM0.12m | 3:35AM0.14m | 3:53PM0.16m | 4:06AM0.17m | 4:35PM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 11 | S 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 471 | 396 | 290 | 88 | 42 | 176 | 283 | 963 | 710 | 506 | 326 | 190 | 328 | 175 | 54 | 161 | 147 | 145 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 16 | SSW 23 | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | S 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 106 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 135 | 218 | 121 | 61 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 16 | ESE 13 | NE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 18 | E 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 134 | 14 | 34 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 826 | — | — | — | 1288 | 1696 | 1129 | 1106 | 1268 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 31 | 13 | 63 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 0 | 0 | 580 | 279 | 33 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 245 | 0 | 15 | 122 | 0 | 89 | 313 | 0 |
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