Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 127 | 125 | 281 | 361 | 258 | 258 | 378 | 372 | 339 | 313 | 254 | 689 | 759 | 1393 | 1219 | 1073 | 1514 | 1043 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.41m | 7:38AM1.32m | 7:37PM1.26m | 10:31AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.84m | 1:43PM1.03m | 2:44AM0.95m | 5:13PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 79 | 45 | 281 | 361 | 258 | 258 | 378 | 372 | 339 | 112 | 101 | 92 | 52 | 60 | 34 | 24 | 860 | 635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 127 | 127 | 80 | 34 | 61 | 52 | 51 | 220 | 349 | 29 | 313 | 254 | 17 | 26 | — | 48 | 31 | 24 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 125 | 61 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 3 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 119 | 52 | 110 | 98 | 153 | 2 | 689 | 759 | 1393 | 1219 | 1073 | 1514 | 1043 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 301 | 115 | 19 | 0 | 129 | 321 | 440 | 475 | 440 | 440 | 23 | 4 |
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