
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
267 | 396 | 307 | 292 | 238 | 265 | 326 | 534 | 603 | 544 | 373 | 302 | 184 | 215 | 469 | 454 | 536 | 965 | 1828 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:21PM2.09m | 5:33AM1.97m | 6:01PM2.06m | 6:11AM1.89m | 6:41PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.48m | 11:38AM0.39m | 00:06AM0.54m | 12:14PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
267 | 396 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 159 | 326 | 534 | 603 | 544 | 373 | 302 | 184 | 198 | 469 | 454 | 536 | 669 | 970 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
261 | 262 | 307 | 292 | 238 | 265 | 162 | 162 | 159 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 215 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | — | E 10 |
80 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 40 | 68 | 130 | 96 | 127 | 127 | 5 | — | 98 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 296 | 250 | 965 | 1828 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 4 |
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