
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 180 | 217 | 290 | 198 | 298 | 914 | 726 | 602 | 472 | 389 | 384 | 286 | 246 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 142 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 167 | 400 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.69m | 5:38PM1.69m | 6:01AM1.57m | 6:03PM1.55m | 6:37AM1.44m | 6:35PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.59m | 11:53PM0.59m | 12:01PM0.73m | 00:25AM0.71m | 12:38PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
136 | 119 | 99 | 290 | 101 | 298 | 914 | 726 | 602 | 472 | 389 | 384 | 286 | 246 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 142 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 167 | 400 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
154 | 180 | 217 | 101 | 198 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 54 | 73 | 79 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 5 | S 5 |
13 | 13 | 25 | 11 | 151 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
39 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 4 | — | 1 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 29 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 239 | 173 | 221 | 124 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 249 | 237 | 120 | 19 | 52 | 107 | 237 | 52 | 239 | 239 | 0 | 0 |
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