Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 136 | 197 | 161 | 161 | 165 | 175 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 93 | 202 | 225 | 311 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 240 | 245 | 208 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:10PM2.10m | 4:33AM1.93m | 4:47PM2.03m | 5:11AM1.85m | 5:26PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.25m | 10:24PM0.21m | 10:32AM0.30m | 11:00PM0.28m | 11:11AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 173 | 136 | 197 | 161 | 161 | 165 | 175 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 93 | 202 | 225 | 311 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 240 | 245 | 208 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 7 | SW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 86 | 135 | 4 | 97 | 100 | 103 | 83 | 81 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 31 | 38 | 127 | 155 | 147 | 130 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 92 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | E 7 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 197 | 117 | — | — | — | 158 | 139 | 79 | 97 | 77 | — | — | 62 | 56 | — | 68 | 92 | 135 | 170 | 191 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 129 | 214 | 19 | 124 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 99 | 239 | 237 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 239 | 249 | 455 | 476 | 273 | 255 |
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