Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bonza Bay today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bonza Bay at 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bonza Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 593 | 477 | 380 | 302 | 187 | 215 | 469 | 461 | 476 | 653 | 524 | 514 | 516 | 277 | 259 | 460 | 520 | 634 | 600 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM2.06m | 6:11AM1.89m | 6:41PM1.98m | 6:49AM1.78m | 7:21PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.54m | 12:14PM0.46m | 00:46AM0.63m | 12:51PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 593 | 477 | 380 | 302 | 187 | 138 | 469 | 461 | 476 | 448 | 524 | 514 | 516 | 277 | 259 | 460 | 520 | 634 | 600 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 10 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 96 | 215 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 168 | 169 | 168 | 88 | 48 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 39 | 69 | 130 | 96 | 127 | 127 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 75 | 108 | 86 | 65 | 37 | 47 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 217 | 653 | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 205 | 189 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
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