Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
134 | 196 | 377 | 230 | 216 | 239 | 194 | 194 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 142 | 113 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 145 | 238 | 294 | 297 | 452 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:00PM2.10m | 5:12AM1.96m | 5:31PM2.07m | 5:44AM1.89m | 6:04PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.29m | 11:09PM0.34m | 11:15AM0.32m | 11:40PM0.39m | 11:46AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
150 | 147 | 243 | 230 | 216 | 239 | 194 | 194 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 142 | 113 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 90 | 238 | 294 | 297 | 452 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
37 | 20 | 150 | 192 | 200 | 173 | 132 | 103 | 87 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 65 | 145 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 4 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 3 | — |
6 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — |
134 | 196 | 377 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 237 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 162 | 190 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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