Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
377 | 242 | 181 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 148 | 120 | 120 | 93 | 189 | 294 | 297 | 452 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:00PM2.10m | 5:12AM1.96m | 5:31PM2.07m | 5:44AM1.89m | 6:04PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.34m | 11:15AM0.32m | 11:40PM0.39m | 11:46AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
243 | 242 | 181 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 148 | 120 | 120 | 90 | 189 | 294 | 297 | 452 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
150 | 192 | 200 | 173 | 140 | 103 | 90 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 65 | 93 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | E 5 | S 11 | — | — |
16 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
377 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 204 | 237 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 129 | 0 | 18 |
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