Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 247 | 247 | 241 | 252 | 205 | 339 | 194 | 109 | 109 | 110 | 152 | 183 | 217 | 170 | 170 | 176 | 185 | 187 | 169 | 89 | 114 | 190 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:11AM1.91m | 4:24PM2.01m | 4:38AM1.87m | 4:49PM1.93m | 5:04AM1.79m | 5:13PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.30m | 10:31PM0.32m | 10:36AM0.37m | 10:57PM0.39m | 11:04AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 292 | 247 | 247 | 241 | 111 | 205 | 339 | 194 | 162 | 99 | 110 | 152 | 145 | 142 | 144 | 161 | 153 | 181 | 140 | 97 | 58 | 78 | 190 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 238 | 175 | 152 | 150 | 77 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 64 | 43 | 34 | 74 | 183 | 217 | 170 | 170 | 176 | 138 | 133 | 20 | 14 | 38 | 37 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | S 13 | SSE 4 | S 12 | S 14 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 61 | 85 | — | 55 | 109 | 109 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 50 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 560 | 537 | 138 | 299 | 252 | 3 | 10 | 100 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 144 | — | 148 | 141 | 185 | 187 | 169 | 89 | 114 | 298 | 293 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 440 | 23 | 237 | 107 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 168 | 301 | 129 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 239 | 301 | 239 | 237 | 19 |
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