Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
17.7° C
2.4° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SE
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
469
418
403
424
392
543
752
815
651
538
461
378
287
263
250
392
538
499
467
522
177
235
432
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:11AM1.54m
8:54PM1.64m
9:08AM1.43m
10:02PM1.54m
10:41AM1.36m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.85m
2:12PM0.80m
3:06AM0.95m
3:07PM0.92m
4:27AM1.01m
4:32PM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
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Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
20
21
20
17
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
12
12
15
15
16
15
14
13
11
12
17
19
19
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
14
12
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