
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 11PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
478 | 387 | 222 | 380 | 376 | 385 | 474 | 541 | 565 | 556 | 502 | 524 | 546 | 494 | 441 | 450 | 408 | 408 | 338 | 882 | 379 | 387 | 387 | 465 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.91m | 3:26AM2.01m | 3:56PM2.01m | 4:11AM2.03m | 4:40PM2.08m | 4:53AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.55m | 9:41AM0.42m | 10:01PM0.49m | 10:21AM0.37m | 10:45PM0.46m | 11:00AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
350 | 299 | 222 | 380 | 376 | 385 | 474 | 541 | 565 | 556 | 502 | 524 | 546 | 494 | 441 | 450 | 408 | 408 | 338 | 352 | 379 | 387 | 387 | 387 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 |
172 | 131 | 95 | 100 | 94 | 69 | 70 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 75 | 125 | 286 | 214 | 176 | 465 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 9 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 11 |
3 | 45 | 130 | 136 | 6 | 42 | — | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 29 | 66 | 146 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 7 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — |
478 | 387 | 355 | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | — | 235 | 882 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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