Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
18.7° C
1.2° 

Bonza Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 1AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.6
S
12
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.8
E
7
1.5
ESE
8
0.6
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
710
574
733
848
573
588
549
416
490
427
502
408
302
265
349
437
528
360
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:06PM1.93m
3:21AM1.96m
3:45PM2.06m
4:00AM2.01m
4:22PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.49m
9:30AM0.38m
9:53PM0.40m
10:06AM0.31m
10:30PM0.36m
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
17
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
11
10
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