Bunga Head Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far South New South Wales, Australia)

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Bunga Head Surf Guide

Bunga Head in Far South Australia is a fairly exposed point break that does not work very often. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds blow from the southwest with some shelter here from south winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rocks,urchins, rips and sharks.

Bunga Head Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	inconsistent	21.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bunga Head:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bunga Head occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bunga Head (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bunga Head with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in July while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 58% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

28%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

58%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Bunga Head surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Bunga Head is Canberra Airport (CBR) in Australia, which is 148 km (92 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Bunga Head is Camden Airport (CDU), also in Australia, 271 km (168 miles) away.

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Bunga Head Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 16:08 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	11	11	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Bunga Head

Current tide and informaton

For Bunga Head, 0 km from Bunga Head.

Next High Water: 11:09pm | 1.32m

Next Low Water: 04:36pm | 0.55m

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Bunga Head Sea Temperature

The water temperature (21.0 °C) at Bunga Head is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 17.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite