Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
21.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
350
447
646
905
1042
1279
1208
1090
669
713
522
763
651
549
1772
1003
956
1054
1154
1100
1056
819
702
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:33PM2.02m
5:46AM1.94m
6:21PM1.97m
6:33AM1.83m
7:11PM1.90m
7:23AM1.71m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.44m
11:37PM0.58m
11:55AM0.50m
00:26AM0.66m
12:39PM0.58m
1:17AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
17
19
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
17
17
16
17
17
16
14
14
15
17
16
15
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
14
13
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
Energy kJ
334
350
447
646
905
1042
1279
1208
1090
669
713
522
763
651
549
913
1003
956
1054
1154
1100
1056
819
702
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.2
E
9
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
34
33
23
15
14
8
18
17
124
457
346
329
7
43
50
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
10
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
9
9
4
4
4
18
5
8
17
17
7
7
7
6
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
2.1
SSW
14
0.4
NE
2
0.6
ENE
3
Energy kJ
13
23
39
69
102
1772
1
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
167
19
19
0
0
0
0
0
52
52
23
4
4
4
34
23
4
0
0
0
0
18
34
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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