Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.1° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (22 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
!
!
2
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
330
377
200
1484
652
809
1405
1303
1228
1125
540
482
435
443
377
296
251
203
88
86
195
149
193
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
N
10
W
30
SW
45
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
0
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:22PM1.30m
00:43AM1.39m
1:40PM1.43m
1:43AM1.50m
2:17PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:23AM1.04m
6:17PM1.07m
7:15AM0.93m
7:39PM0.95m
7:59AM0.79m
8:18PM0.81m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
22
21
18
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
15
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
15
17
13
10
9
10
10
11
12
14
14
14
17
15
14
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
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