Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 515 | 469 | 418 | 403 | 424 | 392 | 543 | 752 | 815 | 651 | 538 | 461 | 378 | 287 | 263 | 250 | 392 | 538 | 499 | 467 | 522 | 177 | 235 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.54m | 8:54PM1.64m | 9:08AM1.43m | 10:02PM1.54m | 10:41AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.85m | 2:12PM0.80m | 3:06AM0.95m | 3:07PM0.92m | 4:27AM1.01m | 4:32PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 515 | 469 | 418 | 403 | 411 | 331 | 373 | 752 | 815 | 651 | 538 | 461 | 378 | 280 | 263 | 250 | 392 | 538 | 499 | 467 | 167 | 177 | 142 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 183 | 140 | 95 | 203 | 424 | 392 | 543 | 366 | 366 | 331 | 319 | 282 | 287 | 287 | 240 | 209 | 205 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 37 | 110 | 110 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 42 | 137 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 43 | 59 | 69 | 79 | 65 | 48 | 35 | 55 | 26 | 20 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 31 | 72 | 68 | — | 2 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 1 | 54 | 522 | 127 | 235 | 432 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 107 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 52 | 25 | 4 | 4 |
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