Bonny Hills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s cast an eye over the next couple of weeks for Bonny Hills.

It’s a pretty quiet start, to be honest. We’ve got a bit of a wait. The first week is mostly a write-off for good surf—there’s small stuff around but the wind is a mess. You’ll see a few mornings with a clean look, but the swell is tiny and the afternoons get chewed up by onshore breezes. The real standout comes in the second week, and it’s a beauty.

The water temperature is sitting at 67°F, which is bang on average for this time of year—nothing unusual there.

Now, the pick of the period shapes up to be the morning of Tuesday, 1st September. Bonny Hills is a consistent point break, exposed to swell from the south and southeast, which is exactly what’s on the cards. We’ve got a 3ft south-southeast groundswell with a very long period of 15 seconds—that’s a lot of energy behind it, punching in at a combined energy of 395 (moderate). That long period groundswell is perfect for a point like this, giving you well-shaped, powerful lines with nice gaps between sets. The wind is glassy, dead calm, so the surface will be clean as a whistle. The swell is small enough for beginners, and the break is rated beginner-friendly. Crowds are sometimes a thing here, but with conditions this good, you might have a few mates out. This is the one to aim for.

The rest of the second week has some other promising moments with glassy mornings, but the swell stays small and the afternoons get messy. The Wednesday, 2nd September morning is also glassy, with a 2ft S swell at 12 seconds—clean but smaller. Thursday, 3rd September morning is clean but only 2ft—just a dribble. And Monday, 7th September shows a solid offshore wind setup with 3ft S swell, but by then we’re into the second week so treat it as a hopeful call.

Overall, it’s a slow start but the first standout is a cracker. Don’t sleep on the morning of 1st September.

Rusty.

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