Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 21s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
437 | 528 | 360 | 270 | 230 | 235 | 242 | 291 | 371 | 332 | 299 | 307 | 270 | 229 | 198 | 193 | 111 | 96 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:22PM2.13m | 4:35AM2.02m | 4:58PM2.14m | 5:09AM1.99m | 5:31PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.36m | 10:39AM0.28m | 11:03PM0.37m | 11:11AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
437 | 528 | 360 | 254 | 230 | 235 | 242 | 97 | 93 | 332 | 299 | 307 | 270 | 229 | 198 | 193 | 111 | 88 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
138 | 16 | 16 | 270 | 166 | 149 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 87 | 96 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
31 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
226 | 250 | 243 | 316 | 302 | 310 | 365 | 291 | 371 | 481 | 450 | 545 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 111 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 427 | 349 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 54 | 249 | 255 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 52 | 52 | 19 | 19 |
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