Bonny Hills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Bonny Hills. This is a consistent point break that’s best with a SE swell, and it’s a good spot for beginners when it’s small.

The next 16 days start off pretty average. There’s some small swell around, but the winds are all over the shop and mostly cross or cross-onshore, so the surf will be a bit of a mess. You’ve got a few mornings with small waves, but nothing really worth paddling out for until we hit Tuesday the 15th of September.

Tuesday morning, the 15th, looks like a nice little window. The wind goes dead calm – glassy conditions – and there’s 3 ft of swell from the NE. The period is short at 6 seconds though, so it won’t have much push, and the combined energy is weak (89). It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

The real standout is Wednesday the 16th. Wednesday afternoon, the swell jumps to 12 ft from the S with a period of 10 seconds. That’s a solid groundswell and the combined energy is very strong (2294). The wind is cross-shore from the SSW at 19 mph. But here’s the catch – at 12 ft, this is way too big for beginners and really only for experienced surfers. The forecast says the swell might actually be too big for this break, so it’s one for the big-wave chargers only, and you’d want to know the spot well. Thursday the 17th stays big with 10 ft to 12 ft but the wind gets messy, so quality drops off.

After that big pulse, things settle down. Friday the 18th drops to 5 ft from the S, still some cross-shore wind, but it’s a marginal call. Then on Saturday the 19th of September, we get another glassy morning with 4 ft from the ESE and a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (561) and conditions are looking really clean. That’s probably the best all-round option for most surfers in this whole run – clean, manageable waves, and a decent long-period groundswell.

The rest of the period into the last week of September is a bit of a write-off – small, poor quality, and mostly cross-shore winds. There’s a bit of energy around the 27th with 6 ft from the SE, but the wind is still cross-shore, so it’s not a standout.

So, to sum it up: the big Wednesday 16th is for experts only, but Saturday morning the 19th is the one for everyone else – glassy, clean, and a nice 4 ft groundswell.

Rusty.

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