Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3018 | 2069 | 1749 | 1401 | 1113 | 792 | 678 | 476 | 451 | 375 | 294 | 180 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 105 | 101 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.86m | 2:18AM1.77m | 2:30PM1.99m | 2:49AM1.87m | 3:02PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.42m | 8:18AM0.40m | 8:46PM0.30m | 8:49AM0.31m | 9:17PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1687 | 2069 | 1749 | 1401 | 1113 | 792 | 678 | 476 | 451 | 375 | 294 | 180 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 92 | 92 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 99 | 97 | 90 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 119 | 105 | 101 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3018 | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 26 | 38 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 239 | 478 | 404 | 273 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 239 | 23 | 4 | 19 |
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