
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 9AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
537 | 562 | 604 | 618 | 601 | 601 | 559 | 559 | 547 | 547 | 559 | 531 | 531 | 506 | 506 | 485 | 539 | 539 | 485 | 433 | 577 | 563 | 563 | 636 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.90m | 4:31PM1.95m | 4:36AM1.93m | 5:00PM1.99m | 5:06AM1.93m | 5:29PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.44m | 10:34PM0.54m | 10:45AM0.41m | 11:04PM0.51m | 11:14AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
537 | 562 | 604 | 618 | 601 | 601 | 559 | 559 | 547 | 547 | 559 | 531 | 531 | 506 | 506 | 485 | 539 | 539 | 485 | 433 | 29 | 563 | 563 | 636 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
492 | 478 | 471 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 317 | 312 | 312 | 303 | 246 | 277 | 204 | 149 | 127 | 87 | 60 | 61 | 40 | 31 | 73 | 28 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 32 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 577 | 20 | 31 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 249 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 468 | 492 | 321 | 124 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 124 | 476 | 435 | 237 | 124 |
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