Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 82 | 244 | 484 | 706 | 785 | 886 | 994 | 708 | 1518 | 1428 | 1224 | 960 | 752 | 1573 | 1709 | 2344 | 3380 | 3564 | 2803 | 2107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.58m | 2:20AM1.63m | 2:46PM1.72m | 2:50AM1.74m | 3:12PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.81m | 8:30AM0.65m | 8:48PM0.68m | 8:58AM0.53m | 9:16PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 112 | 82 | 244 | 484 | 706 | 785 | 886 | 994 | 406 | 1518 | 1428 | 1224 | 960 | 752 | 1573 | 1709 | 2344 | 3380 | 3564 | 2803 | 2107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 63 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 708 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 229 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 61 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 173 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 404 | 349 | 357 |
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