Bonny Hills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Looking at this 16-day stretch for the Bonny Hills point, it’s a bit of a slow burner. The good news is, this spot is consistent, so we’re not going to be completely skunked, but we’ll have to be patient through a fair chunk of this week.

Right now, Monday the 17th is a write-off. Light rain and a cross-onshore breeze are making a mess of the small 5ft SE swell with a short, weak 7-second period. The wave energy is weak at just 330, so don’t even bother. Tuesday morning the 18th is where we start to see a glimmer. The swell pushes up to 5ft from the ESE, period lifting to 8 seconds, and the wind goes glassy – that’s the word for clean, smooth conditions. The energy jumps to 319, still moderate but feeling better. This is your first real window for a paddle. Tuesday afternoon gets a bit of a cross-onshore kink, so stick with the morning.

Wednesday morning the 19th is actually the standout of this first week. We’ve got a 5ft ESE groundswell with a longer 10-second period, glassy conditions, and the energy has built to a solid 437 – moderate-strong. This is clean, lined-up point surf. The swell direction is SE optimum, so it’s almost dead-on. It’s a beginner-friendly height, but with that longer period the waves will have more shape. Be aware, crowds are sometimes an issue here.

Thursday the 20th through Sunday the 23rd is a flat spell. Swells drop under 3ft, mostly short period junk, and the combined energy sinks below 100. Friday morning the 21st you might find a knee-high ripple, but it’s ordinary. That’s a four-day gap of nothing worth chasing.

Then comes a sneaky highlight for the more experienced crew. Monday the 24th brings a tiny 1ft swell, but look at the period – 19 seconds! This is a very long-period groundswell from the SSE. The energy is strong at 225-255, but the size is tiny. For a point break like Bonny Hills, that long period can wrap in and produce glassy, clean little peelers, but only if you’re on a log. The water temp is 66°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Tuesday the 25th kicks up some wind, and we’re back to poor conditions until Thursday morning the 27th, when a clean cross-offshore breeze and a 3ft SSE swell with an 11-second period and strong energy of 251 offers another decent session. That’s a solid, clean morning.

The real standout, and the best bet of the entire outlook, arrives on Friday morning the 28th. We’ve got 5ft of NE swell, glassy conditions, and a combined energy of 258. That’s a fun, clean size for intermediate and advanced surfers. Saturday morning the 29th looks similar with 5ft and glassy conditions again, but the swell is a bit more lined up from the NE. These two mornings are your pick of the fortnight – clean, punchy point waves with no wind to mess them up. For the beginners, that 5ft is pushing the upper limit, but for everyone else, it’s a go.

After that, Sunday the 30th and into the first week of September just fades into small, cross-shore chop. A few days of poor quality to close it out.

Stay keen, be ready for that Friday morning glass-off. This is Rusty, signing off.

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