Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
17.9° C
2.3° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 6AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
2.1
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
2
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
819
805
789
397
384
371
420
371
418
474
431
300
346
482
268
331
298
493
516
517
473
476
476
417
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
N
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:42AM1.87m
2:19PM1.78m
2:37AM1.95m
3:10PM1.91m
3:26AM2.01m
3:56PM2.01m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.62m
8:22PM0.65m
8:57AM0.51m
9:14PM0.55m
9:41AM0.42m
10:01PM0.49m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
18
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
16
15
14
16
18
15
16
16
15
13
14
16
16
17
15
15
15
14
15
18
19
18
17
17
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