Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 290 | 290 | 397 | 643 | 259 | 264 | 280 | 210 | 247 | 338 | 331 | 424 | 732 | 517 | 482 | 819 | 732 | 772 | 708 | 710 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.72m | 6:26AM1.58m | 6:39PM1.57m | 6:57AM1.43m | 7:08PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.57m | 00:24AM0.66m | 12:29PM0.73m | 00:55AM0.79m | 1:01PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 333 | 290 | 290 | 188 | 116 | 259 | 264 | 218 | 169 | 123 | 338 | 331 | 291 | 147 | 220 | 204 | 650 | 147 | 186 | 137 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 192 | 222 | 174 | 249 | 259 | 110 | 105 | 105 | 210 | 190 | 144 | 177 | 152 | — | 140 | 135 | 140 | — | 66 | 74 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 84 | 81 | — | — | 218 | 149 | 247 | 93 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 122 | 207 | 397 | 643 | 140 | 181 | 280 | 126 | — | — | — | 424 | 732 | 517 | 482 | 819 | 732 | 772 | 708 | 710 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 301 | 239 | 301 | 23 | 99 | 54 | 4 | 99 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 492 | 492 | 490 | 492 | 612 | 612 | 666 | 492 | 404 |
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