Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C
2.4° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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)
3
1
0
1
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.8
SE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
1.1
S
11
2.2
E
7
2
E
7
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
384
313
349
366
319
520
429
620
540
489
418
500
390
537
494
517
529
476
476
417
427
383
400
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19PM1.78m
2:37AM1.95m
3:10PM1.91m
3:26AM2.01m
3:56PM2.01m
4:11AM2.03m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.62m
8:22PM0.65m
8:57AM0.51m
9:14PM0.55m
9:41AM0.42m
10:01PM0.49m
rain showers
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<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>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
16
16
15
14
14
17
19
19
17
17
17
16
16
18
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
16
17
19
16
16
16
15
15
17
19
18
17
17
15
14
14
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