Bonny Hills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the next couple weeks at Bonny Hills (point break). It’s a slow start—flat-ish and messy early, but the back half of the window fires up proper. First decent surf comes Sunday the 9th, but the best is saved for the 20th and 21st. Patience is the name of the game.

Water temp’s around 66°F, which is about normal for this time of year—no surprises there. Friday the 7th only has tiny 2ft SSE swell with a 10-second period, combined energy at a weak 128. Glassy in the morning but pretty ordinary. Arvo’s no better.

Saturday the 8th is a near write-off—swell drops to under 2ft, energy at 99, onshore winds. Not worth it. Sunday the 9th picks up a bit: NE swell at 4-5ft, energy up to 435 by the arvo, but winds are cross and messy. Marginal.

Monday the 10th is your first real chance. Morning has a solid WNW offshore at 25 km/h, swell at 5ft from the NE, period 8 seconds, combined energy 338. Clean and offshore, even if it’s not big. That’s the one to get wet for early. Arvo fades fast.

Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th are small—2ft or so, light winds, mostly clean but tiny. Not much to chase unless you’re desperate.

Now hold on for Thursday the 13th. Swell builds: morning sees 6ft SW at energy 535, arvo jumps to 7ft from the S at energy 853. Winds are cross-offshore and clean, but it’s still building. Friday the 14th is bigger—8ft from the SSE, period 12 seconds, energy up to 1537 in the morning, 1626 by the arvo. That’s proper groundswell, but it’s also getting heavy—sets over 8ft, so experts only. Morning winds are cross-offshore, but the arvo turns cross and choppy.

Saturday the 15th stays solid at 5-6ft but winds get lumpy by the afternoon, energy around 554-588. Sunday the 16th fades under 3ft with poor conditions. Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th are messy—2-3ft, cross winds, some rain showers. A real lull.

Then the payoff. Wednesday the 19th rebuilds: 4-5ft ENE with light winds, energy 288-344, clean in the morning. Thursday the 20th is the one to mark—morning brings glassy 7ft E swell, period 10 seconds, energy at 808, with dead calm winds. That’s top-class clean surf, but it’s pushing big for beginners.

But the standout is Friday the 21st. Morning has 8ft ENE with a 13-second period, combined energy at a big 1992—that’s strong, powerful groundswell. Winds are light offshore, so it’ll be clean and lined up on the point. Long-period swell like that wraps nicely at Bonny Hills, but 8ft plus is serious—only for the experienced. Saturday the 22nd holds at 6ft but gets a bit less clean by the arvo.

Best of the whole run: Friday the 21st morning—8ft ENE, long 13-second period, clean and heavy. Thursday the 20th morning is a close second. For the intermediates, Monday the 10th is your safest bet, with 5ft and offshore winds.

Quick note—Bonny Hills is consistent but can get crowded, so go early to dodge the pack. The long-period swell can also make it break a bit straight at the beach, but on the point it should be rippable.

Keep an eye on the forecasts closer to the date, and I’ll see you in the water.

Rusty

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