
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
392 | 338 | 345 | 1008 | 665 | 614 | 329 | 323 | 267 | 396 | 307 | 220 | 238 | 242 | 307 | 433 | 429 | 337 | 280 | 198 | 146 | 398 | 461 | 517 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.08m | 4:53AM2.02m | 5:21PM2.09m | 5:33AM1.97m | 6:01PM2.06m | 6:11AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.46m | 11:00AM0.36m | 11:26PM0.48m | 11:38AM0.39m | 00:06AM0.54m | 12:14PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
392 | 338 | 345 | 299 | 387 | 329 | 329 | 323 | 267 | 257 | 247 | 200 | 200 | 196 | 159 | 433 | 429 | 337 | 280 | 198 | 146 | 398 | 461 | 517 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
10 | 9 | 145 | 365 | 314 | 212 | 186 | 115 | 261 | 396 | 307 | 220 | 238 | 242 | 307 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 94 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SW 11 |
7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 66 | 128 | 233 | 84 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 39 | 69 | 130 | 76 | 127 | 110 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
22 | 82 | 289 | 1008 | 665 | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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