Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 6AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 514 | 338 | 279 | 248 | 559 | 490 | 702 | 794 | 661 | 862 | 614 | 634 | 634 | 565 | 503 | 494 | 486 | 478 | 433 | 411 | 424 | 468 | 543 | 724 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.78m | 7:21PM1.88m | 7:28AM1.66m | 8:04PM1.76m | 8:11AM1.54m | 8:54PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.63m | 12:51PM0.56m | 1:26AM0.74m | 1:29PM0.67m | 2:11AM0.85m | 2:12PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 514 | 338 | 279 | 248 | 559 | 490 | 702 | 794 | 661 | 661 | 614 | 634 | 634 | 565 | 503 | 494 | 486 | 478 | 433 | 411 | 331 | 331 | 543 | 724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | SW 9 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 161 | 137 | 227 | 64 | 173 | 47 | 49 | 31 | 411 | 312 | 269 | 218 | 145 | 222 | 196 | 145 | 140 | 105 | 203 | 424 | 468 | 320 | 283 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | SW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 69 | 110 | 108 | 46 | 36 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 76 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 77 | 195 | 90 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 216 | 862 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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