
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
553 | 556 | 508 | 518 | 484 | 434 | 441 | 384 | 392 | 338 | 345 | 654 | 900 | 730 | 329 | 323 | 267 | 331 | 312 | 245 | 246 | 242 | 269 | 547 | |
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-off | cross-on | 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-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:56PM2.01m | 4:11AM2.03m | 4:40PM2.08m | 4:53AM2.02m | 5:21PM2.09m | 5:33AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.49m | 10:21AM0.37m | 10:45PM0.46m | 11:00AM0.36m | 11:26PM0.48m | 11:38AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 |
553 | 556 | 508 | 518 | 484 | 434 | 441 | 384 | 392 | 338 | 345 | 365 | 387 | 387 | 329 | 323 | 267 | 257 | 247 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 547 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 |
26 | 47 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 81 | 186 | 275 | 238 | 183 | 105 | 261 | 331 | 312 | 245 | 246 | 242 | 269 | 159 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
20 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 66 | 128 | 233 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 22 | — | 269 | 654 | 900 | 730 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
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