Bonza Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’m lookin’ straight at the charts for Bonza Bay. This is a tough stretch ahead, folks, with a whole lotta nothing in the first week. The water’s at a pleasant 67° right now, but we’re runnin’ about 1° cooler than what’s typical for this time of year, just a tick off normal.

We start off Thursday the 13th with a solid swell hitting the coast—combined energy is a moderate 810—but it’s a 2ft job from the SSW, and that stiff 30 km/h cross-shore wind out of the NE has got it lookin’ lumpy and chopped. Forget it. Friday and Saturday aren’t any better: that swell picks up to 5ft from the E on Friday morning with a short 7-second period, but it’s still cross-shore wind and messy. The energy drops to 340, and it’s just poor. Saturday morning’s a 4ft E swell with a bit more shape at 8 seconds, but the cross-shore wind and marginal quality mean it’s not worth paddlin’ out. Sunday through Tuesday sees similar drivel—small waves, cross-shore breezes, and scores that stay firmly in the doldrums.

Then we hit Wednesday the 19th, and things get ugly with onshore winds and rain, though there’s a 6ft SSW swell with a solid 10-second period and energy at 813. That southerly wind is blowin’ straight onshore, though, so it’s gonna be a mess for a surfer—probably better for a kite. That trend holds through to Friday the 21st: more rain, onshore slop, and nothing clean.

Now, here’s the standout—Saturday the 22nd. The morning fires up with a tiny 2ft SSW groundswell with a very long 13-second period, and that combined energy is 345. But the magic is the wind: dead glassy, 0 km/h out of the ENE. That’s gonna be clean as a whistle at the river mouth. It’s a small wave, but for a patient soul on a longboard, it’ll be a fun little window before the afternoon turns to slop with 7ft onshore junk. Crowds can be a factor here, so get in early.

Next up, Sunday the 23rd has a 5ft SSW swell with a very long 15-second period and energy at 1173—that’s a lot of power. But it’s light onshore wind, so it’s marginal; the river mouth might hold some cleaner lines if you’re picky. Then we finally get a real winner: Wednesday the 26th. This is the best on offer. You’ve got a 8ft E swell with a moderate 10-second period, combined energy at 1048, and a light cross-offshore breeze out of the N at 10 km/h. That’s clean, punchy surf for the experienced crew. Anything over 8ft is expert-only, but at 8ft it’s still solid—don’t take a foamie out there if you’re not confident. The afternoon gets lumpy again, so make it a morning mission.

Thursday the 27th drops to a 6ft E swell with energy at 741 and a cross-shore breeze, still rideable but not special. After that, it fades into poor again through Friday the 28th. So for the whole 16-day run, that Saturday the 22nd morning and Wednesday the 26th morning are your only real chances—promising but the later one’s a long-range call, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty out.

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