
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
551 | 490 | 425 | 425 | 416 | 580 | 459 | 307 | 450 | 377 | 319 | 273 | 267 | 221 | 232 | 313 | 362 | 357 | 318 | 309 | 239 | 312 | 683 | 577 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.76m | 7:15PM1.87m | 7:28AM1.65m | 8:04PM1.76m | 8:25AM1.52m | 9:12PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.60m | 12:49PM0.56m | 1:26AM0.69m | 1:30PM0.67m | 2:20AM0.80m | 2:26PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
551 | 490 | 425 | 425 | 416 | 473 | 459 | 307 | 450 | 377 | 319 | 273 | 267 | 221 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 179 | 148 | 53 | 120 | 312 | 683 | 577 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 10 |
95 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 59 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 72 | 41 | 232 | 313 | 362 | 357 | 318 | 117 | 239 | 36 | 87 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | E 10 | — | SW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 145 | — | — | 309 | 18 | 116 | — | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
56 | 47 | 46 | — | 58 | 580 | 104 | 113 | 160 | 145 | — | — | — | 60 | 41 | 383 | — | 24 | 72 | 105 | 45 | 66 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
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