Bunga Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.57° S 150.06° E

Bunga Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bunga Head sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.3° 

Bunga Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bunga Head today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bunga Head at 8AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Bunga Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.2
S
6
2.4
S
7
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.5
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.2
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
66
31
59
58
57
65
64
64
87
89
618
1158
805
672
302
461
623
463
262
188
154
147
106
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
SSE
15
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:31AM0.85m
3:13PM1.20m
4:34AM0.89m
4:13PM1.24m
5:21AM0.95m
5:04PM1.29m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.62m
10:26PM0.40m
9:40AM0.60m
11:14PM0.35m
10:40AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
15
21
27
30
25
20
22
15
14
14
12
14
13
11
11
11
10
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
14
12
12
17
23
25
20
15
17
13
11
7
4
7
6
5
6
7
6
9
8
9
11
11
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