Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 34°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
584 | 584 | 228 | 176 | 133 | 584 | 88 | 88 | 284 | 114 | 132 | 139 | 208 | 248 | 185 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 139 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.98m | 4:31PM2.09m | 4:43AM1.99m | 5:00PM2.10m | 5:12AM1.96m | 5:31PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.30m | 10:39PM0.34m | 10:46AM0.29m | 11:09PM0.34m | 11:15AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
584 | 584 | 520 | 520 | 610 | 584 | 468 | 410 | 284 | 196 | 154 | 118 | 147 | 248 | 185 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 139 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
220 | 228 | 228 | 176 | 133 | 89 | 88 | 61 | 94 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 157 | 196 | 143 | 111 | 92 | 63 | 65 | 58 | 28 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | — | SW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
107 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | — | 6 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 |
— | — | — | 1024 | 1275 | 15 | 87 | 88 | 167 | 114 | 132 | 139 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 301 | 52 | 34 | 5 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 381 | 19 | 99 | 0 |
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