Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 6 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1585 | 976 | 686 | 547 | 277 | 229 | 140 | 121 | 76 | 113 | 119 | 154 | 233 | 112 | 145 | 787 | 589 | 5851 | 1659 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.23m | 12:14PM1.40m | 00:32AM1.35m | 12:57PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM1.05m | 5:28AM0.92m | 6:38PM0.89m | 6:34AM0.79m | 7:15PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 908 | 659 | 476 | 364 | 277 | 229 | 140 | 121 | 65 | 113 | 119 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 97 | 83 | 285 | 1899 | 1659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 28 | 91 | 87 | 74 | 42 | 68 | 76 | 76 | 36 | 24 | 39 | 47 | 63 | 145 | 53 | 70 | 70 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 59 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 24 | 58 | 57 | 47 | 14 | 105 | 50 | — | 38 | 23 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | E 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 1585 | 976 | 686 | 547 | 257 | 115 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 29 | 154 | 233 | 39 | 42 | 787 | 589 | 5851 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 440 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 455 | 455 | 273 | 435 | 23 | 4 | 52 | 555 | 440 | 440 | 23 | 0 |
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