Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.5° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.8
E
8
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
SSW
15
1
E
8
1.4
E
5
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
7
2.2
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
98
83
115
65
65
65
167
136
100
198
294
508
367
336
305
275
240
173
142
98
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
SE
40
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:16PM1.42m
1:22AM1.43m
1:48PM1.58m
1:55AM1.57m
2:13PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.91m
7:28AM0.78m
7:56PM0.75m
7:59AM0.63m
8:22PM0.59m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
28
20
23
21
20
Feels °C
19
18
19
21
21
19
18
17
18
17
16
17
17
18
19
22
29
15
19
21
20
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