
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
75 | 133 | 144 | 114 | 152 | 109 | 183 | 645 | 339 | 5381 | 1884 | 2894 | 2494 | 1697 | 1871 | 831 | 855 | 826 | 1765 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.35m | 12:57PM1.56m | 1:13AM1.50m | 1:29PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.89m | 6:34AM0.79m | 7:15PM0.73m | 7:13AM0.65m | 7:45PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 |
52 | 133 | 144 | 114 | 152 | 109 | 183 | 97 | 339 | 1599 | 1884 | 1211 | 887 | 876 | 892 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 901 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 7 | SW 11 | E 5 | E 6 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 |
75 | 36 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 105 | 112 | 37 | 67 | 67 | 52 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 11 | E 7 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | E 9 |
21 | 58 | 16 | 28 | 47 | 34 | 37 | — | 26 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
— | 5 | 18 | 54 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 645 | 217 | 5381 | — | 2894 | 2494 | 1697 | 1871 | 831 | 855 | 826 | 1765 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 476 | 255 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 301 | 886 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 129 | 173 | 440 |
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