
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2081 | 2184 | 1724 | 2023 | 1829 | 1636 | 1392 | 1128 | 826 | 700 | 590 | 512 | 514 | 450 | 450 | 386 | 333 | 807 | 420 | 271 | 210 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.99m | 5:33AM1.83m | 5:49PM1.86m | 5:59AM1.71m | 6:14PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.33m | 11:28PM0.43m | 11:34AM0.44m | 11:56PM0.53m | 12:01PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 5 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
1507 | 1555 | 1724 | 2023 | 1829 | 1636 | 1392 | 1128 | 826 | 700 | 590 | 512 | 514 | 450 | 450 | 386 | 333 | 284 | 244 | 206 | 210 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
187 | 137 | 131 | 121 | 106 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 39 | 58 | 51 | 150 | — | 86 | 84 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 34 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
2081 | 2184 | 2809 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 298 | 335 | 107 | 807 | 420 | 271 | 199 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 107 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 239 | 315 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 404 | 435 | 492 | 476 | 192 |
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