Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 331 | 303 | 242 | 186 | 133 | 129 | 98 | 83 | 152 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 167 | 195 | 121 | 210 | 247 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:25AM1.29m | 1:16PM1.42m | 1:22AM1.43m | 1:48PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM1.07m | 6:45AM0.93m | 7:25PM0.91m | 7:28AM0.78m | 7:56PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 185 | 160 | 132 | 132 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 118 | 68 | 24 | 30 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 427 | 331 | 303 | 242 | 186 | 133 | 129 | 98 | 83 | 152 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 167 | 7 | 28 | 62 | 35 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | — | S 11 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 8 | — | 2 | 21 | 48 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | E 4 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 21 | — | 12 | 195 | 121 | 210 | 247 | 419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 810 | 23 | 52 | 0 | 19 | 138 | 124 | 455 | 301 | 455 | 249 | 54 |
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