
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
197 | 186 | 161 | 165 | 175 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 112 | 197 | 225 | 311 | 305 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 240 | 235 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:10PM2.10m | 4:33AM1.93m | 4:47PM2.03m | 5:11AM1.85m | 5:26PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.21m | 10:32AM0.30m | 11:00PM0.28m | 11:11AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
197 | 186 | 161 | 165 | 175 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 112 | 197 | 225 | 311 | 305 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 240 | 235 | 211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
117 | 97 | 100 | 103 | 81 | 81 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 59 | 47 | 46 | 52 | 92 | 127 | 155 | 147 | 130 | 148 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | E 7 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
176 | 150 | — | — | 132 | 143 | 64 | 79 | 74 | — | 75 | 68 | — | 52 | 34 | 144 | 193 | 232 | 219 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 19 | 124 | 21 | 0 | 124 | 99 | 301 | 237 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 273 | 455 | 455 | 273 | 255 |
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