
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 318 | 32 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 34 | 30 | 269 | 230 | 194 | 252 | 302 | 277 | 246 | 183 | 131 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:51PM1.97m | 3:07AM1.91m | 3:25PM2.08m | 3:40AM1.98m | 3:57PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.45m | 9:04PM0.41m | 9:11AM0.34m | 9:36PM0.32m | 9:42AM0.27m | 10:06PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 31 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 |
326 | 318 | 283 | 276 | 276 | 264 | 264 | 270 | 269 | 230 | 194 | 162 | 165 | 169 | 141 | 141 | 113 | 110 | 82 | 82 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | E 9 |
57 | 57 | 32 | 40 | 42 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 40 | 121 | 252 | 302 | 277 | 246 | 183 | 20 | 30 | 23 | 44 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
23 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 34 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 131 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 83 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
— | 513 | 513 | 513 | 490 | 432 | 500 | 615 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 20 | 39 | — | — | — | 134 | 203 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 99 | 249 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 440 | 52 | 52 | 107 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 19 | 124 | 124 |
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