Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 7AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1593 | 1448 | 1102 | 983 | 544 | 577 | 487 | 418 | 319 | 246 | 199 | 112 | 84 | 198 | 146 | 589 | 775 | 857 | 886 | 1135 | 1555 | 1464 | 1239 | 1193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:43AM1.39m | 1:40PM1.43m | 1:43AM1.50m | 2:17PM1.58m | 2:20AM1.63m | 2:46PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.93m | 7:39PM0.95m | 7:59AM0.79m | 8:18PM0.81m | 8:30AM0.65m | 8:48PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 924 | 761 | 625 | 529 | 544 | 577 | 487 | 418 | 319 | 246 | 199 | 112 | 84 | 198 | 146 | 589 | 775 | 857 | 886 | 1135 | 1555 | 1464 | 1239 | 1193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 63 | 63 | 74 | 118 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1593 | 1448 | 1102 | 983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 238 | 4 | 52 | 239 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 173 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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