
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 11AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1232 | 1009 | 795 | 674 | 578 | 578 | 512 | 512 | 450 | 394 | 333 | 362 | 308 | 600 | 294 | 272 | 210 | 210 | 280 | 291 | 353 | 560 | 616 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33AM1.83m | 5:49PM1.86m | 5:59AM1.71m | 6:14PM1.72m | 6:26AM1.58m | 6:39PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.44m | 11:56PM0.53m | 12:01PM0.57m | 00:24AM0.66m | 12:29PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 |
1232 | 1009 | 795 | 674 | 578 | 578 | 512 | 512 | 450 | 394 | 333 | 284 | 244 | 298 | 210 | 272 | 151 | 124 | 280 | 291 | 198 | 393 | 198 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | — |
69 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 39 | 68 | 51 | 145 | — | 105 | 249 | 81 | 210 | 99 | 86 | 206 | 164 | 229 | 192 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 17 | — | S 11 | — | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 12 | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 30 | — | 2 | — | 56 | 84 | 20 | 111 | 210 | 210 | 156 | 192 | 245 | 224 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 323 | 145 | 362 | 308 | 600 | 294 | — | — | — | — | 135 | 353 | 560 | 616 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 156 | 435 | 435 | 492 | 476 | 476 | 404 | 0 | 410 | 456 | 457 | 488 | 492 | 492 |
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