
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 9PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1730 | 688 | 593 | 477 | 380 | 302 | 187 | 215 | 469 | 461 | 476 | 524 | 599 | 682 | 778 | 345 | 249 | 520 | 703 | 510 | 1107 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM2.06m | 6:11AM1.89m | 6:41PM1.98m | 6:49AM1.78m | 7:21PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.39m | 00:06AM0.54m | 12:14PM0.46m | 00:46AM0.63m | 12:51PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 9 |
390 | 688 | 593 | 477 | 380 | 302 | 187 | 138 | 469 | 461 | 476 | 524 | 599 | 682 | 778 | 345 | 249 | 520 | 703 | 510 | 561 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SE 11 |
162 | 162 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 96 | 215 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 184 | 120 | 64 | 46 | 142 | 497 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | SW 13 | E 10 | S 10 |
— | — | — | 17 | 39 | 69 | 130 | 96 | 127 | 127 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 47 | 58 | 110 | 145 | 47 | 41 | 30 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 9 |
1730 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 217 | 425 | 585 | — | — | — | — | 266 | 24 | 305 | 1107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 23 |
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