Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.6° 

Bonza Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
2
2
4
3
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
S
11
1.3
S
11
1
S
11
1.6
S
7
2.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
361
534
624
862
975
975
961
721
606
475
356
318
303
260
410
235
220
688
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:04PM1.98m
6:18AM1.78m
6:41PM1.85m
6:59AM1.63m
7:27PM1.69m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.48m
12:19PM0.50m
00:53AM0.62m
12:59PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
4
9
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
22
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
17
18
17
17
14
15
17
17
17
16
17
18
19
17
21
20
19
13
14
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