Bonza Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right off the bat, Wednesday morning is looking like the pick of the early run. Bonza Bay is clean, glassy, and there’s a solid 4ft of east swell rolling in with a long 10-second period. The energy is moderate at 346, and with zero wind, it’s gonna be smooth out there. This is the kind of session you’d be kicking yourself for missing.

The next stretch gets messy. Thursday kicks up a bigger SSW groundswell, but the wind swings cross and onshore, and it’s all chop. The energy jumps up to 943 on Thursday afternoon with 5ft, but it’s a washing machine. That run of poor conditions carries right through the weekend. Friday is cross and lumpy, Saturday morning has a bit of hope with 4ft and a light breeze, but the tide’s gonna be questionable. Honestly, it’s not worth paddling out for.

Sunday morning has some size – 6ft with a fresh cross-offshore wind, energy is strong at 1317 – but the period drops to 14 seconds, and the forecast still calls it marginal. It’s gonna be a grindy, powerful wave, but you’re gonna be fighting the wind. Not ideal.

Monday rolls in with 6ft of south swell, but it’s cross-onshore and just plain ugly. The energy is pumping – over 1000 – but the quality is junk. You’d be better off watching from the beach.

The middle of the week, Wednesday the 13th, sees the swell shift to the east, but it’s short-period and cross. Plenty of energy, but it’s all over the place. Not a single day until... hold on.

The next real standout is Saturday the 16th. That’s a week and a half out, so keep an eye on it. The morning shows 4ft of east swell, glassy, with an energy of 344. It’s the same kind of setup as this morning, and it’s the only other time the forecast says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s your long-range promise, but forecasts can change, so don’t book your life around it just yet.

The final days of the window are a mixed bag of short-period leftover slop. The 19th and 20th have some small east swell but it’s weak and choppy. Not worth the effort.

So, look: Wednesday morning is the clear winner. The other true bright spot is that Saturday morning, the 16th, which is a longer shot but looks promising. Everything else is a battle against the wind and the chop. For a while there, it might look more interesting for the kite crew than us paddle surfers, with all that cross-onshore energy. But that one glassy morning is golden.

Rusty.

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