Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.2° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 34°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
1.7
E
10
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
E
10
1.1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
10
1
SSW
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
584
228
176
133
584
88
88
284
114
132
139
208
248
185
198
198
194
154
151
145
139
110
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
5
NW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:14AM1.98m
4:31PM2.09m
4:43AM1.99m
5:00PM2.10m
5:12AM1.96m
5:31PM2.07m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.30m
10:39PM0.34m
10:46AM0.29m
11:09PM0.34m
11:15AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
29
34
33
23
19
19
19
18
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
23
25
30
30
24
14
16
16
14
14
13
11
12
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
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