Bonny Hills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Bonny Hills are going to test your patience. There’s a real dry spell on the horizon before things finally switch on.

Right now, we’ve got a stretch of weak, messy conditions. From Wednesday morning through the weekend, the surf is small and pretty average. You’re looking at knee-to-waist high dribble with a lot of onshore wind chopping it up. The energy is weak, sitting in the 40s to 150s range. It’s the kind of stuff that’s only worth a look if you’re absolutely desperate for a paddle. The water temp is 66°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Monday the 10th of August. The morning has a clean, moderate offshore breeze from the west, and the swell bumps up to 6ft. The energy jumps to 436, which is a solid step up. It’s a bit of a short-period swell, around 8 seconds, so it’s not going to have much punch, but it’ll be the cleanest waves we’ve seen all week. The wind is off, so it should be holding up okay. It’s not a classic, but it’s a start. That afternoon it drops back down, so you’d want to be out early.

Then we go quiet again. Tuesday and Wednesday are small and a bit all over the place. But hang in there, because Thursday the 13th is the standout of this whole outlook. The morning brings a proper pulse of south swell, pushing 10ft with a 10-second period. The energy reading is massive – 3295 – that’s a strong, powerful swell. The wind is light and cross-off, so it should be clean and lined up. This is the one you’ve been waiting for. Now, at 10ft, this is expert territory. It’s not for the faint-hearted or the beginners – that’s well over the 8ft mark, so only the experienced crew should be out there. The point should handle it well, but it’ll be a serious session.

After that main event, the week settles back down. Friday the 14th is still fun-sized, with 7ft in the morning, but the wind is more cross-shore and the period drops off, making it a bit messier. The rest of that weekend and into the next week is mostly small to moderate, with a lot of cross-onshore wind and not much quality. There’s a brief window on Tuesday the 18th with a clean cross-off breeze and 6ft of south-southeast swell – that one looks workable, but it’s not in the same league as the Thursday pulse.

So, to sum it up: this fortnight is a slow burn. The one true standout is Thursday the 13th of August – that’s your big swell, clean conditions, and the most energy we see. Get on it if you’ve got the skills. The rest is mostly about picking the right windows when the wind is off. Keep an eye on the long-range, it’s promising but those calls are always a bit less certain.

Rusty out.

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