
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
803 | 651 | 538 | 461 | 378 | 282 | 318 | 250 | 386 | 498 | 408 | 447 | 503 | 232 | 209 | 785 | 1134 | 1684 | 943 | 972 | 1693 | 2281 | 1960 | 1480 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08AM1.43m | 10:02PM1.54m | 10:41AM1.36m | 11:31PM1.50m | 12:30PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM0.95m | 3:07PM0.92m | 4:27AM1.01m | 4:32PM1.01m | 6:10AM0.99m | 6:18PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
803 | 651 | 538 | 461 | 378 | 280 | 318 | 250 | 386 | 498 | 408 | 447 | 142 | 232 | 142 | 492 | 84 | 901 | 540 | 249 | 1693 | 2281 | 1960 | 1480 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
320 | 331 | 355 | 325 | 287 | 282 | 282 | 240 | 205 | 205 | 169 | 167 | 57 | 110 | 110 | 117 | 15 | 63 | 511 | 972 | 222 | 47 | 47 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 40 | 49 | 68 | 54 | 142 | 40 | 28 | 110 | 45 | 154 | 139 | 328 | 47 | — | — | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 56 | 503 | 97 | 209 | 785 | 1134 | 1684 | 943 | 414 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 168 | 52 | 23 | 404 | 129 | 239 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 52 | 19 | 0 |
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