
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 7AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
254 | 203 | 1208 | 1232 | 887 | 1068 | 908 | 533 | 268 | 1076 | 168 | 143 | 121 | 82 | 160 | 170 | 138 | 97 | 109 | 180 | 824 | 538 | 1686 | 1140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.28m | 11:09PM1.23m | 12:14PM1.40m | 00:32AM1.35m | 12:57PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.95m | 5:13PM1.05m | 5:28AM0.92m | 6:38PM0.89m | 6:34AM0.79m | 7:15PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 6 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
254 | 162 | 43 | 67 | 66 | 624 | 503 | 354 | 268 | 229 | 168 | 143 | 121 | 82 | 160 | 170 | 84 | 94 | 95 | 180 | 65 | 538 | 1686 | 1140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
70 | 49 | — | 40 | 18 | 62 | 123 | 123 | 106 | 107 | 82 | 75 | 79 | 56 | 47 | 34 | 138 | 97 | 85 | 78 | 37 | 65 | 51 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SW 11 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
57 | 203 | — | — | — | 64 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 48 | 58 | 21 | 47 | 48 | 109 | 51 | — | 26 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | — | — |
9 | 15 | 1208 | 1232 | 887 | 1068 | 908 | 533 | 216 | 1076 | — | — | — | 78 | 38 | 56 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 824 | 251 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 404 | 301 | 440 | 440 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 255 | 455 | 273 | 34 | 52 | 23 | 107 | 52 | 440 | 173 | 0 | 0 |
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