
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | E 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
396 | 112 | 106 | 109 | 109 | 157 | 120 | 229 | 239 | 190 | 170 | 150 | 191 | 167 | 95 | 121 | 173 | 184 | 195 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24PM2.01m | 4:38AM1.87m | 4:49PM1.93m | 5:04AM1.79m | 5:13PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.32m | 10:36AM0.37m | 10:57PM0.39m | 11:04AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 7 |
200 | 137 | 158 | 90 | 94 | 157 | 120 | 229 | 239 | 113 | 136 | 150 | 150 | 167 | 89 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 195 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 |
109 | 112 | 106 | 45 | 33 | 26 | 102 | 117 | 116 | 190 | 170 | 140 | 135 | 130 | 95 | — | 27 | 29 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | SSW 12 |
83 | 106 | 55 | 109 | 109 | 77 | 27 | 67 | 34 | 32 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 17 | — | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 3 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
396 | 26 | 69 | 87 | 49 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 191 | 8 | 27 | 121 | 173 | 184 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 440 | 23 | 52 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 237 | 129 | 99 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 301 | 237 |
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