Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
17.9° C

2.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
!
!
!
3
2
4
4
4
5
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
2.1
SW
10
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
11
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
178
161
147
138
140
223
281
246
273
273
198
181
832
2480
2714
3393
1815
1576
1342
1729
2593
3022
3384
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM1.61m
8:50PM1.76m
9:13AM1.53m
10:00PM1.73m
10:37AM1.50m
11:21PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.75m
3:11AM0.86m
3:15PM0.82m
4:31AM0.88m
4:36PM0.86m
5:58AM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
17
16
16
15
15
15
18
19
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
14
17
15
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
S
15
Energy kJ
173
178
161
147
138
140
223
281
246
273
273
198
181
419
1041
1240
1468
1357
1576
1342
1729
2593
3022
3384
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
14
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
Energy kJ
41
32
35
24
16
11
23
23
22
22
23
14
31
250
10
18
8
7
7
7
2
14
34
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
50
48
48
47
47
36
25
16
11
10
10
31
9
10
7
8
3
8
2
3
3
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
7
2.1
SW
10
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
2
15
21
28
53
138
832
2480
2714
3393
1815
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
Distance (km)
52
237
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
168
427
52
23
4
52
34
34
52
52
0
0
0
0
4
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
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