Bunkum Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.78° N 62.22° W

Bunkum Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bunkum Bay sea temperature is
29.1°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Bunkum Bay today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bunkum Bay at 11AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Bunkum Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
8
2
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
360
794
889
734
918
818
1146
727
665
490
407
343
299
252
247
230
191
185
212
181
148
122
119
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
30
ESE
35
E
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:12AM0.26m
5:26PM0.27m
6:14AM0.24m
5:32PM0.29m
7:30AM0.22m
5:49PM0.30m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.18m
00:30AM0.15m
11:12AM0.20m
1:28AM0.12m
9:45AM0.21m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
4
2
2
1
3
4
1
2
1
4
1
2
4
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
28
28
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
30
29
30
32
28
26
23
24
24
25
26
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
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