
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 1PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
655 | 719 | 1249 | 1610 | 1684 | 1703 | 1664 | 1422 | 1770 | 1819 | 1827 | 2137 | 2048 | 1983 | 1862 | 1636 | 1392 | 1148 | 810 | 687 | 590 | 578 | 512 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.98m | 4:56PM2.08m | 5:07AM1.92m | 5:24PM1.99m | 5:33AM1.83m | 5:49PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.27m | 11:02PM0.35m | 11:07AM0.33m | 11:28PM0.43m | 11:34AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
655 | 719 | 688 | 662 | 487 | 381 | 1406 | 297 | 207 | 192 | 187 | 137 | 2048 | 1983 | 1862 | 1636 | 1392 | 1148 | 810 | 687 | 590 | 578 | 512 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
71 | 50 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 371 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 131 | 112 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
37 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 27 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
286 | 690 | 1249 | 1610 | 1684 | 1703 | 1664 | 1422 | 1770 | 1819 | 1827 | 2137 | 3176 | 3283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 492 | 478 | 439 | 439 | 249 | 239 | 238 | 237 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 23 | 107 | 214 | 19 | 0 |
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