Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
11
1
S
15
1.2
S
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.1
S
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
S
17
1.8
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
199
112
82
244
484
706
785
886
994
708
1518
1271
1224
960
763
784
1502
1887
3110
3853
2860
2185
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:17PM1.58m
2:20AM1.63m
2:46PM1.72m
2:50AM1.74m
3:12PM1.84m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.79m
8:18PM0.81m
8:30AM0.65m
8:48PM0.68m
8:58AM0.53m
9:16PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
14
13
12
12
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