Surf Forecasts:
Bonny Hills surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, ESE swell with 404 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE 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 Tuesday (Aug 18) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bonny Hills in the next 16 days are 1.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bonny Hills over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let me scan the charts for Bonny Hills. It’s a point break, exposed to the SE, and it’s fairly consistent around here.
We’ve got a bit of a slow start. Monday and Tuesday are looking pretty average with small, short-period ESE swell around 5ft, onshore wind, and poor surf. Not worth paddling out. The water temp is 66°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.
But hang on, Wednesday morning the 19th is the first real glimmer. We’ve got a glassy session with no wind and a clean 5ft ESE swell. The combined energy is moderate (437) and the period is 10 seconds, so there’s some shape there. That’s your best bet for the first week. It drops off again after that into small, choppy, forgettable waves through the rest of the week and into the weekend.
Then we go through a gap of a few days with nothing much to write home about until the following week. On Tuesday the 25th, there’s a small glassy morning with a 3ft ENE swell but a long 9-second period, and the energy is moderate (217). Surfable but not a standout.
The real standout, though, is further out. Look at Friday the 28th. Clear skies, offshore wind from the NW, and a solid 5ft SW swell. That’s a good combination for a point break. The combined energy is strong (309) and it’s clean. The next day, Saturday the 29th, it ramps up with 6ft S swell and a long 11-second period. Energy jumps to a strong 692. This is a proper groundswell, and with offshore winds, it’s going to be pumping. This is for the experienced crew – 6ft is getting up there. Keep an eye on the wind forecast, though, as it’s cross-offshore.
Into Sunday the 30th, the swell hits 7ft from the south with an 11-second period. Combined energy is a very strong 1660. This is big, powerful surf. Only for experts. The wind is cross-off in the morning, which could be okay, but the afternoon gets messy with a cross-shore.
That’s the pick of the period: the run from Friday the 28th through Sunday the 30th, with Friday shaping up as the cleanest and most manageable of those bigger days. Right now, the long-range outlook has some promise, but we’ll see how it firms up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 260 | 248 | 212 | 404 | 301 | 155 | 115 | 65 | 104 | 51 | 51 | 93 | 35 | 25 | 70 | 55 | 51 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46PM1.03m | 12:21PM1.06m | 00:23AM0.92m | 1:09PM1.03m | 1:04AM0.82m | 2:03PM1.01m | 1:54AM0.74m | 3:07PM1.01m | 3:03AM0.69m | 4:19PM1.04m | 4:36AM0.69m | 5:22PM1.08m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.25m | 6:30PM0.39m | 6:31AM0.31m | 7:26PM0.47m | 7:10AM0.36m | 8:41PM0.52m | 7:57AM0.40m | 10:26PM0.52m | 8:57AM0.42m | 11:42PM0.47m | 10:08AM0.42m | 00:28AM0.40m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 260 | 248 | 212 | 404 | 301 | 155 | 115 | 65 | 75 | 38 | 12 | 54 | 35 | 25 | 70 | 55 | 51 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | — | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | S 5 | S 8 | S 3 | S 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 34 | 59 | 167 | 29 | 24 | 18 | — | 33 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | — | E 12 | — | E 10 | S 13 | E 9 | S 11 | E 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 20 | S 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 249 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 62 | 104 | 51 | 51 | 93 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 15 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 0 |
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