Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1596 | 906 | 1092 | 763 | 1769 | 2371 | 3734 | 4554 | 4034 | 2960 | 2229 | 1733 | 1370 | 1215 | 772 | 914 | 784 | 681 | 670 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:46PM1.72m | 2:50AM1.74m | 3:12PM1.84m | 3:18AM1.85m | 3:38PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.68m | 8:58AM0.53m | 9:16PM0.55m | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:44PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1596 | 906 | 1092 | 763 | 1769 | 2371 | 3734 | 4554 | 4034 | 2960 | 2229 | 1733 | 1370 | 1215 | 772 | 914 | 784 | 681 | 726 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | S 18 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 53 | 2 | 229 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | 417 | 411 | 437 | 670 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 37 | 87 | 126 | 206 | 289 | 415 | 604 | 671 | 738 | 1342 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 34 | 612 | 612 | 455 | 455 | 427 | 427 | 249 | 249 | 255 | 435 | 249 | 237 |
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