Surf Forecasts:
Bonny Hills surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, S swell with 2,911 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE 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 Saturday (Sep 12) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 14s. 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 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bonny Hills over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty. Let’s have a yarn about the surf coming up at Bonny Hills. We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag over the next 16 days, with a long quiet spell in the middle and only a couple of real windows to get excited about. The water temp is sitting at a pretty average 67° for this time of year, so nothing wild to report there.
The first real standout is looking at Wednesday the 16th of September. The morning kicks off with a solid 12ft southerly swell, with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is a cross-off from the southwest at 19 mph, and the wave comment says "wind and tide favorable, but the swell is predicted to be too big for this break." The combined energy is a meaty 1744 (moderate to strong). That is a serious amount of water—this is expert-only territory for sure. The afternoon stays big at 12ft, but the wind swings cross from the SSW at 22 mph and it gets lumpy. Don’t even think about paddling out there if you’re not a seasoned charger. Thursday the 17th of September still has some size, with 10ft SSE swell and a cross-off wind in the morning, but the conditions drop off—the surf is just too big and unruly for Bonny Hills to be firing.
After that, the surf really drops away. From Friday the 18th of September right through to Tuesday the 22nd of September, it’s mostly small, weak, or blown out. The swell heights barely scrape above 4ft, periods are all over the shop, and winds are mostly onshore or cross. There’s a couple of glassy mornings—like Tuesday the 15th of September with a tiny 3ft NE swell (period 5 seconds, combined energy a weak 76) and Sunday the 20th of September with 2ft SSE swell (period 12 seconds, combined energy 197)—but these are really just “surfable but ordinary.” Nothing to get out of bed for.
The next potential highlight lands on Wednesday the 23rd of September with a jump in size: 7ft SSE swell in the morning, rising to 8ft by the afternoon. The wind is cross from the NNE at 9-16 mph, and the combined energy builds from 651 to 1411. The period is 8 seconds, so it’s shorter-period wind swell, and the conditions are labeled as marginal. Worth a look if you’re keen on some bigger, lumpy waves but it's not going to be a classic.
Finally, Thursday the 24th of September morning has a bit of promise. A 6ft SSE swell (period 8 seconds) with glassy conditions and a combined energy of 392 (moderate). The wave comment says "expect good surf conditions," and the wind is off—it’s going to be clean. But the afternoon turns onshore and messy again.
Overall, the best on offer is Wednesday the 16th of September for the sheer size and power, but only if you’re an expert. For the average surfer, the cleanest and most manageable window looks like the morning of Thursday the 24th of September with that 6ft SSE swell and glassy conditions. Everything else in between is a write-off or marginal at best.
Stay keen, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 600 | 393 | 329 | 201 | 334 | 112 | 86 | 150 | 145 | 137 | 88 | 32 | 65 | 47 | 1731 | 2595 | 2056 | 1568 | 1256 | 1027 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48PM1.31m | 9:07AM1.17m | 9:25PM1.23m | 9:45AM1.19m | 10:01PM1.13m | 10:23AM1.18m | 10:36PM1.03m | 11:02AM1.16m | 11:11PM0.93m | 11:43AM1.12m | 11:49PM0.84m | 12:28PM1.08m | 00:34AM0.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.11m | 3:03AM0.12m | 3:11PM0.12m | 3:35AM0.14m | 3:53PM0.16m | 4:06AM0.17m | 4:35PM0.23m | 4:37AM0.22m | 5:19PM0.30m | 5:07AM0.27m | 6:06PM0.38m | 5:41AM0.33m | 7:02PM0.45m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 427 | 600 | 393 | 329 | 151 | 334 | 112 | 53 | 150 | 145 | 137 | 88 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 793 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 21 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 14 | E 12 | E 14 | — | — | S 19 | E 13 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 308 | 6 | 15 | 124 | 195 | 146 | 93 | 86 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 14 | SSE 19 | E 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | ENE 13 | S 18 | E 10 | E 16 | N 12 | N 12 | E 14 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 201 | 14 | 110 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 32 | 65 | 25 | 1731 | 2595 | 2056 | 1568 | 1256 | 1027 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 174 | 0 | 15 | 337 | 0 | 122 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 579 | 1010 | 390 | 53 | 5 | 5 |
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