Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 485 | 557 | 598 | 534 | 446 | 427 | 413 | 361 | 449 | 521 | 492 | 471 | 523 | 547 | 559 | 520 | 469 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.80m | 3:36AM1.84m | 4:03PM1.89m | 4:06AM1.90m | 4:31PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.67m | 9:48AM0.50m | 10:04PM0.59m | 10:16AM0.44m | 10:34PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 494 | 318 | 557 | 514 | 223 | 361 | 183 | 413 | 358 | 366 | 374 | 409 | 465 | 523 | 547 | 559 | 520 | 469 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 462 | 485 | 167 | 11 | 534 | 218 | 427 | 151 | 127 | 449 | 521 | 492 | 471 | 471 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 317 | 317 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | — | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 26 | — | 3 | 446 | 12 | 326 | 361 | 123 | 81 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 464 | 188 | 224 | 598 | 452 | — | 385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 492 | 492 | 456 | 404 | 404 | 156 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 24 |
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