Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 377 | 326 | 273 | 273 | 226 | 232 | 313 | 366 | 357 | 318 | 309 | 239 | 854 | 1013 | 744 | 623 | 499 | 350 | 339 | 333 | 328 | 203 | 657 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.65m | 8:04PM1.76m | 8:25AM1.52m | 9:12PM1.64m | 9:56AM1.42m | 10:53PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.69m | 1:30PM0.67m | 2:20AM0.80m | 2:26PM0.80m | 3:40AM0.90m | 3:57PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 |
| kJ | 394 | 377 | 326 | 273 | 273 | 226 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 179 | 148 | 120 | 120 | 854 | 1013 | 744 | 623 | 499 | 350 | 339 | 333 | 328 | 203 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 72 | 41 | 232 | 313 | 366 | 357 | 318 | 309 | 239 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 20 | 62 | 61 | 43 | 657 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | NE 8 | SE 5 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 16 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 11 | 64 | — | — | 153 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | 24 | 59 | 51 | 50 | — | — | — | 23 | 30 | 46 | 62 | 31 | 86 | 111 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 129 | 4 | 52 | 238 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 237 | 99 | 120 | 24 |
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