Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 242 | 294 | 361 | 534 | 624 | 862 | 975 | 975 | 961 | 826 | 606 | 475 | 378 | 313 | 303 | 313 | 202 | 158 | 361 | 724 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.98m | 6:18AM1.78m | 6:41PM1.85m | 6:59AM1.63m | 7:27PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.39m | 00:14AM0.48m | 12:19PM0.50m | 00:53AM0.62m | 12:59PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 10 |
117 | 242 | 294 | 361 | 534 | 624 | 862 | 975 | 975 | 961 | 826 | 606 | 475 | 378 | 313 | 303 | 313 | 202 | 158 | 38 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SW 12 |
111 | 110 | 106 | 79 | 79 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 36 | 52 | 39 | — | 39 | 37 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 58 | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 9 | S 11 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — |
12 | 2 | 2 | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 36 | 9 | 54 | 55 | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 125 | 17 | 19 | — | 10 | 85 | 117 | 361 | 724 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 301 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 301 | 321 | 237 | 173 | 124 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 512 | 52 | 129 | 221 |
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