Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 200 | 167 | 165 | 124 | 212 | 303 | 348 | 367 | 336 | 305 | 275 | 203 | 169 | 120 | 98 | 80 | 117 | 115 | 100 | 94 | 251 | 385 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:22AM1.43m | 1:48PM1.58m | 1:55AM1.57m | 2:13PM1.73m | 2:23AM1.71m | 2:39PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.78m | 7:56PM0.75m | 7:59AM0.63m | 8:22PM0.59m | 8:27AM0.50m | 8:49PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 66 | 68 | 118 | 68 | 62 | 35 | 348 | 367 | 336 | 305 | 275 | 203 | 169 | 120 | 98 | 80 | 82 | 115 | 100 | 91 | 127 | 144 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 15 | SSE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 25 | 167 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 67 | 65 | 98 | 71 | 72 | 100 | 60 | 84 | 54 | 65 | 117 | 63 | 46 | 94 | 251 | 385 | 515 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | S 9 | SW 11 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | SW 10 | ESE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 48 | 75 | 70 | 47 | 71 | 36 | 31 | 21 | 32 | 81 | 80 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 39 | 70 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 200 | 30 | 165 | 124 | 212 | 303 | 487 | 514 | 640 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 169 | 238 | 297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 177 | 237 | 435 | 435 | 439 | 273 | 99 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 237 | 177 | 124 |
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