Bonny Hills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s comin’ over the next couple of weeks.

The first decent surf shows up Monday morning, 3 August, at Bonny Hills. Swell’s a tidy 4ft out of the southeast with moderate energy, and the wind is a light northerly, cross-off. That’s gonna keep it clean. Water temp is 66°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year. It’s a consistent point break, so you can bank on a few waves, but keep an eye out – it can get a bit busy sometimes. The AM session is the go.

Tuesday the 4th drops right off, with a tiny 1ft swell – barely worth wettin' a wetsuit. Wednesday morning the 5th sees a bump back up to 4ft from the SSW, period short, but the WSW wind keeps it cross-off and clean. Still, it’s not gonna blow your socks off.

Friday morning the 7th is a nice little window: 3ft from the south, period a solid 9 seconds, and glassy conditions with a light SSW breeze. That’ll be a fun, cruisy session.

After that, we go through a bit of a flat, windy patch with a few days of small, choppy junk. Sunday the 9th has some size but the wind gets up – we’re lookin’ at a stretch where the surf’s pretty ordinary until the real action arrives.

Now here’s the one to circle on the calendar. Thursday morning, 13 August – the swell kicks up to 4ft from the SSW, but it’s got that short period, and the wind is cross-off from the SW, so it’ll be clean. However, the afternoon gets a bit wild: 7ft from the SSW, with strong energy. But the wind goes cross-shore and it’s light rain, so it’s more of a powerful, messy slab. This is more for experienced surfers if the tide lines up.

Friday morning, 14 August is the pick of the bunch. Swell’s a rippin’ 5ft from the south, period 9 seconds, solid energy, and the wind is cross-off from the SW. Clean, punchy waves at Bonny Hills – this is gonna be firing for the local crew. It’s not huge, but it’s a proper size for a point break.

Saturday morning, 15 August – 7ft from the south, period 12 seconds, energy pumpin’ hard. This is a long-period groundswell, so it’ll have plenty of juice but might be a bit straight at the beachies – but on a point like Bonny Hills, it’ll be a treat. Wind is light cross-shore, so it’s clean enough, but that size and period means it’s for the experienced only.

There’s another surge around Monday morning, 17 August with 5ft from the SE, period 11 seconds, but the wind is cross-shore and conditions are marginal. Then we get one last glassy window on Tuesday morning, 18 August: 4ft from the SE, period 10 seconds, and glassy conditions. A mellow, tidy way to end the outlook.

So bottom line: Friday 14 August morning is your best bet – clean, solid, and user-friendly. Saturday 15 August has the biggest swell, but it’s for the experts. Keep an eye on that second week.

Rusty.

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