Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
18.0° C
1.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
2
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1.7
SW
7
1
SSW
14
2
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
577
454
373
271
276
431
1726
2329
1984
1400
1073
901
762
598
503
480
480
411
Wind (km/h)
10
S
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
SW
20
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
W
0
W
0
NW
0
NNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:38PM1.60m
7:47AM1.43m
8:23PM1.45m
9:02AM1.30m
10:17PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.88m
1:53PM0.90m
2:50AM1.00m
3:07PM1.05m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
20
17
16
16
15
15
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
20
13
11
12
10
11
14
15
15
17
17
16
16
15
17
17
15
16
15
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