Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
396 | 389 | 326 | 313 | 244 | 198 | 194 | 190 | 181 | 151 | 117 | 352 | 427 | 504 | 547 | 577 | 468 | 527 | 475 | 468 | 390 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.89m | 6:40AM1.70m | 7:05PM1.75m | 7:10AM1.57m | 7:38PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.47m | 00:38AM0.63m | 12:42PM0.60m | 1:11AM0.76m | 1:14PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 13 |
396 | 389 | 326 | 313 | 244 | 198 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 151 | 117 | 352 | 427 | 504 | 547 | 577 | 468 | 527 | 138 | 163 | 390 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 |
19 | 86 | 99 | 118 | 101 | 106 | 82 | 100 | 75 | 85 | 87 | 113 | 110 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 57 | 475 | 468 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 4 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 26 | 5 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | SW 2 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 181 | 73 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 60 | — | 1 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 237 | 107 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 221 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 54 | 19 | 239 | 21 | 52 | 321 |
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