Bonza Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

Frankly, it’s a pretty grim run for the most part. We’re looking at a lot of wind-affected, messy surf with only a couple of very brief windows that might be worth a paddle. The first real chance to get wet doesn’t show up until the 5th of August, and even then, it’s not a full day of glory.

The pattern is dominated by a persistent cross-shore wind from the northeast, mixing up the surface and keeping things choppy. The water is sitting at 69°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so no nasty surprises there.

Let’s get into it. The standout, and I mean the only real standout in the whole 16 days, looks like the morning of Wednesday the 5th of August at Bonza Bay. We’ve got a clean, glassy surface with a light cross-offshore breeze from the north-northeast. The swell is a small 4 ft from the east, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is still weak at 269, so it’s not going to be a world-beater, but for a river mouth setup, that clean face will be the best thing on offer. Give it a crack early.

Before that, from the 1st of August right through to the 4th, it’s a write-off. The swell is there, ranging from 5 ft to 8 ft from the east-southeast, but it’s all cross-shore wind and lumpy, chopped-up conditions. The combined energy climbs up to a strong 1666 on the 2nd of August, but with the wind rights, it’s just a messy, blown-out mess. Even the 5 ft morning on the 4th with light airs is still tagged as marginal, so don’t get your hopes up.

Things take a turn for the worse after the 5th. The 6th of August morning is a washout with a small 3 ft south-southwest swell, and by the afternoon the wind is howling from the southwest at 19 mph, with an 8 ft swell that’s just too big and messy for this setup. The combined energy hits 2588, but it’s all wind and chop. This is more of a kite-surfing scenario than a paddling one.

From the 7th of August all the way through to the 16th of August, it’s a long, sad run of poor surf conditions. The wind stays strong, often from the northeast or southwest, and the swell direction keeps shifting. There’s a brief moment on the morning of the 12th of August with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the west, but the swell is only 5 ft from the east with moderate energy (532). It’s marginal, and the afternoon is a write-off again. The last few days from the 14th of August onward are tiny, weak, and not worth considering.

So, to sum it up: the only real window is the morning of Wednesday the 5th of August. Get there early for a clean, small wave. After that, it’s a long stretch of wind and chop. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a quiet period for Bonza Bay.

Rusty.

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