Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
20.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1090
669
811
447
660
557
549
1699
1003
956
1054
1173
1118
948
833
714
320
217
235
200
198
190
115
86
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:21PM1.97m
6:33AM1.83m
7:11PM1.90m
7:23AM1.71m
8:05PM1.82m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.50m
00:26AM0.66m
12:39PM0.58m
1:17AM0.76m
1:26PM0.68m
2:14AM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
16
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
18
20
19
18
19
19
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
13
14
13
13
15
15
17
16
14
12
12
10
13
15
14
14
16
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1090
669
811
447
660
557
549
913
1003
956
1054
1173
1118
948
833
714
320
217
235
200
101
121
106
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
124
457
346
329
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
213
129
82
57
198
190
115
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
17
17
7
7
8
7
7
2
39
10
30
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
14
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
2
26
33
57
71
73
1699
2
8
20
40
77
106
229
198
197
282
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
25
52
52
34
4
4
4
52
52
852
52
19
19
0
21
99
99
273
273
99
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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