Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
3.7° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
!
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3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1
SSE
8
0.9
E
9
1.4
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
2.2
E
8
2.5
E
8
1.2
SSW
16
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
138
160
107
133
134
285
357
565
655
603
857
662
1208
1215
1299
1210
1236
1561
2245
2066
1535
1527
1492
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
High Tide
4:11AM2.00m
4:28PM2.13m
4:39AM1.98m
4:56PM2.08m
5:07AM1.92m
5:24PM1.99m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.24m
10:34PM0.30m
10:39AM0.27m
11:02PM0.35m
11:07AM0.33m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
21
22
22
22
23
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