Bonza Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Mate, it’s Rusty here, and I gotta tell you straight – the next couple of weeks at Bonza Bay are a mixed bag. The first few days are pretty rough with onshore winds and lumpy conditions, but there’s a real gem hiding in there if you’re patient. The water’s running at 64°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a good wetsuit.

We kick off Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th with poor surf – cloud, rain, and cross to cross-on winds up to 22 mph making a mess of things. Swell’s around 3-7 ft but it’s all wind-affected with short periods and crap quality. Honestly, not worth paddling out.

Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th stay poor, with fresh cross-onshore winds and lumpy 7-8 ft swell that’s just messy. The combined energy is moderate to strong (956-1213), but the winds kill it. This is more kite-surfing weather.

Then comes the standout. Sunday the 20th. Glassy conditions, mate – East wind at just 3 mph. Morning sees a clean 7 ft east swell (period 9 seconds) with combined energy at 1177, and the afternoon drops to 6 ft but stays glassy. This is excellent for experienced surfers – the river mouth setup (Bonza Bay) will handle that east groundswell nicely. It’s a river break, so it can get a bit inconsistent, but when it’s glassy like this, it’s pure magic. Crowds can show up sometimes, so get in early.

Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd fade back to cross-winds and marginal surf. Swell drops to 4-6 ft with short periods and cross-chop. Not your day.

Wednesday the 23rd afternoon shows a glimmer – a 8 ft SSW swell with a 10-second period, light onshore wind, combined energy 1396. Marginal but might give a few if the tide plays ball.

Now, Thursday the 24th through Friday the 25th – the swell gets serious but the wind’s onshore again. Friday the 25th afternoon, though… glassy again, 7 ft SSW groundswell with a very long 16-second period, combined energy a massive 2371. This is expert-only territory – that long period will wrap into the river mouth but it’s powerful. For the experienced crew, this could be session of the week, but it’s a long-range call so don’t book the day off yet.

The rest of the month and into October fades to small, poor conditions. Saturday the 26th morning has a clean 5 ft SSW swell with 17-second period and cross-off wind, but the afternoon gets hammered by 31 mph near-gale winds. After that, it’s all onshore junk and dropping swell.

So in short: Sunday the 20th is your best bet for clean, fun waves – glassy 7 ft east swell. Friday the 25th afternoon is the big one for experts only – huge, clean, powerful groundswell but keep an eye on the forecast.

Rusty.

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