Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 2AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 324 | 399 | 392 | 368 | 345 | 313 | 240 | 173 | 142 | 120 | 98 | 82 | 81 | 112 | 98 | 108 | 248 | 471 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:55AM1.57m | 2:13PM1.73m | 2:23AM1.71m | 2:39PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.75m | 7:59AM0.63m | 8:22PM0.59m | 8:27AM0.50m | 8:49PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 62 | 35 | 67 | 368 | 345 | 313 | 240 | 173 | 142 | 120 | 98 | 82 | 63 | 112 | 98 | 108 | 127 | 128 | 515 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSE 15 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 13 | 75 | 95 | 98 | 71 | 72 | 100 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 53 | 81 | 64 | 48 | 94 | 84 | 471 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 8 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 48 | 13 | 69 | 47 | 71 | 36 | 31 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 80 | 75 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 248 | 70 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 324 | 399 | 392 | 526 | 555 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | 158 | 185 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 99 | 99 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 221 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 404 | 124 | 124 |
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