Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
18.1° C

2.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.7
SW
7
2
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
191
159
129
124
102
94
90
80
131
173
178
161
147
178
140
223
223
246
277
273
195
248
738
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM1.69m
7:53PM1.81m
8:08AM1.61m
8:50PM1.76m
9:13AM1.53m
10:00PM1.73m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.68m
2:08AM0.81m
2:12PM0.75m
3:11AM0.86m
3:15PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
21
20
19
19
21
23
24
23
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
16
19
20
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
17
17
18
17
17
19
20
19
14
15
17
18
17
16
14
14
17
16
12
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
229
191
159
129
124
102
82
82
80
41
43
178
161
147
178
140
223
223
246
277
273
195
123
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
19
14
13
14
59
57
94
90
27
131
173
44
33
20
30
26
23
23
22
22
23
14
195
250
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
13
45
44
40
14
15
15
18
48
63
48
48
48
43
10
37
25
24
11
10
10
31
31
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
3
1
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
6
1.7
SW
7
2
SW
10
Energy kJ
1
21
27
3
42
84
248
738
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
4
52
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
237
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
168
52
4
23
4
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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