Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
17.9° C
2.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 7PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SE
11
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
2.1
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
559
490
702
794
661
880
1275
1245
800
565
503
494
486
433
433
411
331
365
456
714
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
W
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21PM1.88m
7:28AM1.66m
8:04PM1.76m
8:11AM1.54m
8:54PM1.64m
Low Tide
12:51PM0.56m
1:26AM0.74m
1:29PM0.67m
2:11AM0.85m
2:12PM0.80m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
16
16
16
15
18
19
18
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
18
16
18
16
13
11
11
11
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
17
16
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