Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 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 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

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 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
805
789
397
384
371
303
302
419
474
538
567
401
482
396
417
291
482
494
452
463
465
413
422
367
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:19PM1.78m
2:37AM1.95m
3:10PM1.91m
3:26AM2.01m
3:56PM2.01m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.62m
8:22PM0.65m
8:57AM0.51m
9:14PM0.55m
9:41AM0.42m
10:01PM0.49m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
17
15
15
15
14
17
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
16
16
14
14
14
13
15
17
19
17
16
16
14
14
18
19
18
17
18
16
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