Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
17.5° C
2.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1
SSW
10
0.8
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
11
1
S
11
0.9
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
2.1
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
261
265
390
604
593
544
373
302
222
215
469
538
467
451
459
416
365
372
227
290
486
522
619
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:33AM1.97m
6:01PM2.06m
6:11AM1.89m
6:41PM1.98m
6:49AM1.78m
7:21PM1.88m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.48m
11:38AM0.39m
00:06AM0.54m
12:14PM0.46m
00:46AM0.63m
12:51PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
16
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
15
14
15
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
13
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