Bonza Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.99° S 27.94° E

Bonza Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bonza Bay sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
11
1
S
15
1.2
S
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.1
S
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
2
S
17
2.4
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
82
244
484
706
785
886
994
708
1518
1428
1224
960
752
1573
1709
2344
3380
3564
2803
2107
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:17PM1.58m
2:20AM1.63m
2:46PM1.72m
2:50AM1.74m
3:12PM1.84m
Low Tide
8:18PM0.81m
8:30AM0.65m
8:48PM0.68m
8:58AM0.53m
9:16PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
14
13
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
16
17
14
14
12
12
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