Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 9PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 178 | 324 | 404 | 389 | 368 | 336 | 305 | 268 | 173 | 146 | 120 | 98 | 100 | 82 | 112 | 98 | 117 | 248 | 459 | 602 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.58m | 1:55AM1.57m | 2:13PM1.73m | 2:23AM1.71m | 2:39PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.75m | 7:59AM0.63m | 8:22PM0.59m | 8:27AM0.50m | 8:49PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 118 | 116 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 368 | 336 | 305 | 268 | 173 | 146 | 120 | 98 | 100 | 82 | 63 | 98 | 97 | 133 | 131 | 602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSE 15 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 4 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 75 | 95 | 98 | 45 | 72 | 100 | 11 | 84 | 64 | 64 | 81 | 112 | 46 | 48 | 130 | 459 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 8 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | SW 12 | SE 8 | S 11 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 21 | 48 | 13 | 69 | 47 | 71 | 36 | 15 | 60 | 32 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 53 | 51 | 94 | 248 | 116 | 140 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 165 | 178 | 324 | 404 | 389 | 514 | 437 | — | 2 | 9 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 117 | 202 | 33 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 273 | 455 | 255 | 237 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 52 | 129 | 404 | 129 | 124 |
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