
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
357 | 318 | 246 | 239 | 724 | 919 | 744 | 538 | 447 | 413 | 379 | 373 | 367 | 311 | 665 | 696 | 645 | 588 | 565 | 465 | 384 | 373 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:25AM1.52m | 9:12PM1.64m | 9:56AM1.42m | 10:53PM1.58m | 11:56AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.80m | 2:26PM0.80m | 3:40AM0.90m | 3:57PM0.91m | 5:38AM0.90m | 6:03PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
179 | 148 | 120 | 120 | 724 | 919 | 744 | 538 | 447 | 413 | 379 | 373 | 367 | 311 | 665 | 696 | 645 | 150 | 135 | 116 | 384 | 373 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 |
357 | 318 | 246 | 239 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 43 | 44 | 588 | 565 | 465 | 96 | 80 | 109 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
44 | 80 | 73 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 29 | 80 | 130 | 342 | — | 1 | 10 | 31 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 52 | 52 | 301 | 440 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 456 | 492 | 372 | 237 | 99 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 129 | 34 | 4 |
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