
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 223 | 281 | 246 | 277 | 745 | 198 | 300 | 1344 | 3687 | 3198 | 4111 | 2800 | 1791 | 1690 | 1949 | 2824 | 2959 | 2836 | 2595 | 2333 | 2091 | 1866 | 1642 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.53m | 10:00PM1.73m | 10:37AM1.50m | 11:21PM1.73m | 12:05PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.86m | 3:15PM0.82m | 4:31AM0.88m | 4:36PM0.86m | 5:58AM0.83m | 6:05PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
140 | 223 | 281 | 246 | 277 | 23 | 198 | 184 | 1344 | 1739 | 1808 | 1635 | 1544 | 1791 | 1690 | 1949 | 2824 | 2959 | 2836 | 2595 | 2333 | 2091 | 1866 | 1642 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
11 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
36 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 745 | 96 | 300 | 821 | 3687 | 3198 | 4111 | 2800 | 1379 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 321 | 23 | 129 | 53 | 52 | 4 | 52 | 301 | 115 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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