Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 2AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SE
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
7
2.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
543
752
803
651
538
461
378
282
318
250
371
421
604
549
503
232
222
981
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:54PM1.64m
9:08AM1.43m
10:02PM1.54m
10:41AM1.36m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.80m
3:06AM0.95m
3:07PM0.92m
4:27AM1.01m
4:32PM1.01m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
15
15
14
14
20
20
20
17
15
15
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
17
16
14
14
12
11
18
17
19
14
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
11
10
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